Wednesday, 25 March 2015

Stitch tutorial - Battlemented blanket stitch

I had to finish some CQ seams last week so I took my old samplers out,looked for some interesting stitch combination and this stitch caught my attention right away.

Battlemented blanket stitch is stitched with four or more colours/shades of thread.


Step 1 – Thread the needle with first colour and make a row of blanket stitches as shown.




Step 2 – Make another row of blanket stitches slightly below the first one with second colour thread.





Step 3 – Make another row of blanket stitches slightly below the second one with third colour thread.





Step 4 – Make another row of blanket stitches slightly below the third one with fourth colour thread.
                                                   
                                                                         A pretty simple yet beautiful stitch,isn't it?
Happy stitching!
Anita
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8 comments:

  1. Rachel25 March 2015 at 15:03

    There is a battlemented couching stitch as well. Very ornamental!

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  2. deanna7trees25 March 2015 at 17:57

    oh yes....so dimensional.love it. thank you.

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  3. Shirlee Fassell25 March 2015 at 17:58

    Layering the stitch wit different colors makes a huge difference!

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  4. Séverine25 March 2015 at 18:24

    Beautiful stitches!

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  5. Suztats26 March 2015 at 19:09

    Very effective with the different layers and colours. Thanks.

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  6. Stitching Lady26 March 2015 at 20:43

    Very effective, indeed! And nicely done!

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  7. JennyPennyPoppy7 April 2015 at 20:58

    As often as I've done the blanket stitch I've never tried this. Thanks for posting and I'm going to try this :)

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  8. Anonymous30 April 2015 at 23:36

    Yes, interestingly complex appearance but simple to do . . . now, what should I use it on . . . .

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