I called it plaited braid based upon Jane Zimmerman's book Elizabethan Embroidery, nice close ups of exantant embroideries as well as clear instructions on how to do the stitch.
alex --- Marie Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi folks... remember... stitch names vary - sometimes wildly from era > to era, and author to author... Others remain stable. That is why I > gave the name of the author as well as the name of the stitch as it > is described in their book. > > OK... so the smocking site "uses" the term basket stitch a different > way... fine... not the one I was referring to... ; > > > And in addition some groups have "traditional" names or use > intentionally older names for stitches, and that can add to the > confusion. For example, in my area of the SCA this stitch is called > "plaited" chain or "plaited braid" stitch. The second one always > makes me ask for clarification, because "plaited braid" as I learned > it from my grandmother was an open stitch used for filling in various > embroidered laces. > > Mari / Bridgette > > On 9/24/05, otsisto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I do not think it is a basket stitch but I could be wrong. > > http://www.fashion-era.com/smocking_page_2.htm > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
