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CRETAN STITCH [1 record]

Record 1 1992-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Needle Embroidery
DEF

[The embroidery stitch which consists of bringing] the needle through on the left-hand side, [taking] a small stitch on lower line with the needle pointing upwards and the thread behind it [... then taking] a stitch on the upper line with the thread under the needle.

CONT

[The Cretan Stitch] is similar to Roumanian Stitch and serves for filling in spaces comparatively quickly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Broderie à l'aiguille
DEF

[Le point de broderie qui se fait en exécutant] une série de points verticaux, une fois vers le bas une fois vers le haut, en faisant passer le fil, dirigé vers la droite, sous l'aiguille, à chaque point.

CONT

[Le point crétois], que l'on trouve souvent dans les broderies grecques, a une grande analogie avec le point de piqûre croisé.

Spanish

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