…and finally a view at the stitches used for …my new blackberry cover and again some needle lace / Nadelspitze 
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Let’s start with the “Stäbchen” – I think the best translation for this word is: small bar / stick.
If you ever tried the buttonhole stitch, you will find this technique quite easy – just imagine that you substitute the fabric for the buttonhole stitch with some threads which you lay between two points – you can decide how long the threads are and furthermore how long the “Stäbchen” will be. You can even work a “Stäbchen” on top of a “Stäbchen”, which is called a “Bogenpikot”,… there are many possibilities to use this stitch
I took photos of 3 possibilities how you can work a “Stäbchen” – see the pictures above – they are from one of my favourite books about handcraft: “Encyklopaedie der Weiblichen Handarbeiten von Thérèse de Dillmont”
- “Glattes geschlungenes Stäbchen”
- “Geschlungenes Stäbchen mit Bogenpikot”
- “Verzweigte Stäbchen”
I hope you can see on the pictures what I mean – just an easy “buttonhole stitch” worked above 3 threads (sometimes also just 2 -> “Bogenpikot”) or 4 threads – depending where you want to “end” or continue working the stitch because of your pattern…
…and here some examples of my “Stäbchen”:
…and it can look quite fancy if youw use a “differing” colour:
Hi Racaire,
I love the lace edging!! the red is gorgeous!!!
Megan/Elmsley Rose suggested i contact you regarding the bayeux tapestry work i’m doing? thanks for your post on my blog regarding the stitch direction and things, will keep it in mind. your PDF was really helpful.
I have been convinced (not that it was hard) that any further work must be done in wool. While i would love to do it in the renaissance wool (as you might be aware i love this wool) it is quite price prohibitive for me here in australia. about $80au for the hanks of the 5 main colours.
I can get a larger amount of the appleton’s crewel wool for less (delivered) But i’m not sure if anyone has tried this before. If they have do you know how it works, or even more importantly the colour numbers that i should use.
As i can’t go into a shop and buy them i have to order over the net without seeing the colours.
anyway, if you have any hints or tips i would greatly appreciate it.
Enjoy your stitching i know us readers certainly do…
Sarah
this is so nice, i love this as a way to finish a cuff! and as a blackberry cover, it’s cool too
The results look a lot like tatting….
Thank you for the pictures and instructions. Everything is so clear… As long as one can make the buttonhole stitch anyone can do it! It looks so beautiful. Thanks again.
These are lovely!
Thank you