THE STITCHES USED IN BERLIN WORK.
There are but five stitches for canvas work, although many others are enumerated; for they are but varieties of the following:
Cross-stitch,
Tent-stitch,
Irish-stitch,
German-stitch,
Gobelin or Tapestry stitch.
Cross-Stitch is worked by bringing up the needle on the left hand, crossing two straight and two perpendicular lines, and putting in the needle on the right; bring the needle up on the right again, in the space which forms a right angle with the two already occupied; cross the first thread, and bring the needle under on the left hand again.
When grounding is done in this stitch, take care to avoid all appearance of lines and joins by using unequal length of wool, finishing each stitch before the next is begun. Grounding should be begun at the left hand lower corner and worked upwards.
