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Norwich stitch

  • Waffle stitch

This large canvaswork stitch is made up of woven threads which result in a square with a raised central diamond.

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Crossed Isolated Filling Canvaswork

This stitch has been generously sponsored in memory of Gabrielle Luff.

Method

The same stitch can be worked across any square of an uneven number of threads. A combination of sizes in one area can work well.

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Norwich stitch method stage 1 illustration
Norwich stitch method stage 1 photograph
1

Begin with a stitch from the bottom left-hand corner to the top right-hand corner across nine intersections of the canvas (1-2)

Norwich stitch method stage 2 illustration
Norwich stitch method stage 2 photograph
2

Then make a stitch from the bottom right-hand corner to the top left-hand corner (3-4)

Norwich stitch method stage 3 illustration
Norwich stitch method stage 3 photograph
3

Continue to follow the numbers on the stitch diagram - you will make eighteen stitches in total.

Norwich stitch method stage 4 illustration
Norwich stitch method stage 4 photograph
4

The final stitch (35-36), should be slipped under stitch 29-30 at the edge.

Norwich stitch

Structure of stitch

Crossed Isolated

Common uses

This stitch can be worked as a single motif or as part of a block of the same stitch.

Filling

Embroidery Techniques

Canvaswork

References

  • Rachel Doyle, RSN Essential Stitch Guides: Canvaswork (2013) , p.72
  • Various Authors, The Royal School of Needlework Book of Embroidery (2018) , p.116