About RSN Stitch Bank
Venetian picot
- Thorn
- dotted point de Venise bar
This narrow needlepoint lace picot tapers to a point with a ridge along one edge. It is formed by a long loop of thread over which a number of buttonhole stitches are worked; the resulting picot is normally of a similar width and structure to a detached buttonhole bar.
When they are worked on a buttonhole bar, some authors refer to both the bars and picots as ‘dotted point de Venise bars’. The descriptive name of ‘thorn’ is used within Carrickmacross lace.
Venetian Picot is generously sponsored by Diana Stephenson
Method
Work buttonhole stitches along the bar until the place where you want a picot. Insert a pin angled towards your buttonhole stitches.
Loop your thread around the head of the pin. Then take your thread over the bar or through the top of the last buttonhole stitch.
Take your thread around the head of the pin for a second time then work a detached buttonhole stitch over two of the three threads. Pull taut.
Work the next buttonhole stitch over all three threads.
Continue working buttonhole stitches over all threads until the length of the loop is covered. Remove the pin and resume working buttonhole stitches over the bar.
A completed line of Venetian picots.
Venetian picot
Structure of stitch
Common uses
Embroidery Techniques
Related Stitches
Identifying Venetian picot
These picots are longer and narrower than other needlepoint lace picots. They normally taper to a point and have a ridge along one edge.