Part 6 - Section 4 - Diamond Stitch

Section 4 Diamond Stitch

• Thread: YLI Metallic thread or 168 Iris
•  Whisper Peach
• Needle: Milliner 3 or 5

Sections 5 Couching

• Thread: 163 or 211 Lola or Frost
• Rose or Amaranthe
• Needle: Milliner 1, 3 or 5

Use this stitch to sew your Metallic thread Background. If you have chosen not to sew the Background into your heart, then use 168 Iris to fill in the upper section. Figure 1.

Vertical Stitches (Figure 1)

1. At the bottom of the fan Needle up at 1 take a long stitch to the top and Needle down at 2.
2. Needle up at 3 and Needle down at 4. Continue across the entire fan until there are 5 vertical strands on the left side and 5 vertical strands on the right side. 
   

Diamond Stitch Technique sewn with YLI Metallic Thread 'Rainbow' - Elegant Dimensional Embroidery Pattern

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Diamond Stitches - Top Row (Figure 2)

1. Needle up at A. The center between the first and second vertical threads.
2. Wrap the thread on your needle once around the first and second threads cinching them together and Needle down at A. Continue across the width of the fan.

Diamond Stitches - Second row from the top (Figure 2)

1. Needle up at F close to the edge of the fan and the first vertical thread. Couch the first vertical thread down.
2. Skip a space between the second and third vertical threads, Needle up at G, wrap the thread on your needle around cinching the second and third vertical threads and Needle down at G. 

Continue across the row and down the fan in this manner.

Also refer to Proportional Lines.

Figure 1

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