Zigzag coral stitch

SSchematic drawing of a zigzag coral stitch. SSchematic drawing of a zigzag coral stitch.

The zigzag coral stitch is made very much in the ame way as the coral stitch, but each stitch is worked diagonally across two parallel (guide) lines, creating a zigzag pattern with a knot at each end.

Sources: 

  • CLAYTON, Mary (2007). The Needlecrafter's Companion. 1001 Stitch Terms and Techniques, London: Collins and Brown, p. 179.
  • EATON, Jan (1986). The Complete Stitch Encyclopedia. Twickenham: Hamlyn, pp. 25, 27.

Digital source of illustration (retrieved 27 January 2017).

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