Bayeux stitch is a form of couching where the crewel wool is laid down first of all to cover the ground fabric completely. Further lines of crewel wool are laid over the top spaced apart at right angles and then couched to hold everything into place.
Tip - Draw parallel lines on your fabric to keep the laid work parallel as it is easy to stray.
This stitch looks lovely and great for a large area. I will be trying this one ..
ReplyDeleteCheck out Jan Messants book as she explains it really well.
DeleteHello Tracy, I am just starting to embroider a cushion kit of part of the tapestry from Bayeux which includes this stitch. However, I am unsure if I should make the first stitches as long as the section to cover, or should I work in smaller sections, and of how many centimeters? Thanks for your advice! Aisling
ReplyDeleteDifficult to comment without seeing the image, but Bayeux stitch is laid work which is long as it needs to be, held down by parallel bars at right angles to the laid work, which in turn is held down by small stitches at right angles to the bar where each bar is brick stitched against the next. Hope I have explained it well - but check out this link - http://www.embroiderersguild.com/stitch/pdfs/bayeux.pdf
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