Roman Stitch Click on picture to see more detail. The Roman Stitch is a stitch found in Eastern embroideries which makes a quickly worked solid band or it may be used for leaf fillings or other forms showing a mid-rib. It can be worked with horizontal or slanted stitches. To work: Three lines are needed as guides for working. The stitch is taken from side  Click on picture to see more detail.  Click on picture to see more detail. Insert the needle again just below the thread, tying it down with a small stitch; bring the needle through to the left side again for the next stitch as in Figure 2. If the stitches are made slanting, as in Figure 3, the needle is inserted diagonally.  Click on picture to see more detail. Roman Stitch is used only in conventional work. Return to top of Roman Stitch page. Return to Embroidery Stitches page. Return to Home page. |
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