Double herringbone stitch
- Indian herringbone stitch
- Double algerian cross stitch

Double herringbone consists of two interlocking rows of herringbone stitch.
For more background see the entry for herringbone stitch.
Method
1
Complete a fairly open herringbone stitch, leaving enough space to work another herringbone between each stitch. Please see link for Herringbone stitch.
2
Using another colour in the needle, start by bringing the needle up as if working a reflection of the original
3
Ensure to take the needle under the original diagonal stitches that run top left to bottom right
4
and over the original stitches that run bottom left to top right
5
Complete to the end of the row

Structure of stitch
Common uses
This stitch can be used as a decorative border or as a foundation for more complicated stitches such as Twisted Lattice Band.
Embroidery Techniques
References
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Mary Thomas’s Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches (1934) , p.118-9