Tied pavilion stitch
This canvaswork stitch is a large diamond-shaped pattern made up of vertical stitches, with the longest middle stitch tied in the centre of the stitch.
Method
1
Make the tied central stitch of the diamond first. This is a long vertical stitch across eight canvas threads,
2
tied in the centre with a horizontal stitch across two canvas threads.
3
With this in place, start to fill in the diamond shape with two vertical stitches, each over six threads, to either side of the tied central stitch.
4
Next, add vertical stitches over four canvas threads on both sides
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and finally add vertical stitches over two threads at the edges.
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Continue the pattern by working the adjacent pavilion.

Structure of stitch
Embroidery Techniques
References
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Various Authors, The Royal School of Needlework Book of Embroidery (2018) , p.118