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Cross bar filling trellis

  • Trellis filling
  • Couched filling stitch
  • Jacobean couching

This stitch is a trellis with a cross over each intersection which is used to hold the trellis into position.

This decoration can be done with a larger cross over the trellis intersections for greater visual impact.

For more background see the entry for trellis stitch.

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Crossed Couched Laid Trellis Pattern Open Filling Crewelwork Surface

Cross bar filling trellis is generously sponsored by Monika Stender

Method

The top layer of the cross should lay bottom left to top right.

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Cross bar filling trellis method stage 1 illustration
Cross bar filling trellis method stage 1 photograph
1

Start by filling your shape with a grid framework of basic Trellis, either square like this image or on the diagonal.

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Cross bar filling trellis method stage 2 illustration
Cross bar filling trellis method stage 2 photograph
2

Anchor each intersection with a small cross stitch, ensure the uppermost stitch lies bottom left to top right.

Cross bar filling trellis method stage 3 illustration
Cross bar filling trellis method stage 3 photograph
3

Complete every intersection within the shape.

Cross bar filling trellis

Structure of stitch

Crossed Couched Laid Trellis Pattern

Common uses

Open Filling

Embroidery Techniques

Crewelwork Surface

Related Stitches

Back stitch trellis Cross bar with link trellis Diagonal trellis (pattern) Diamond trellis (pattern) Trellis Cross stitch Interlaced cross bar

References

  • Mary Thomas, Jan Eaton, Mary Thomas’s Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches (Revised Edition) (1989) , p.54
  • Sarah Whittle, The Needlecraft Stitch Directory (2012) , p.219