Special stitches
DIAMOND EYELET
Diamond eyelets are
created by working
a series of stitches
around a central hole
in a diamond shape.
The tighter you pull the stitches, the larger
the eyelet hole will become. To begin, bring
the needle out at the very top of the diamond
eyelet, and take it back down through the
fabric again in the central stitch. Then, up
again at the top of the next arm, working in
either a clockwise or anti-clockwise direction.
Take the needle back down through the same
central stitch as before, and repeat around the
circle, enlarging the hole slightly each time.
ROUND EYELET
Bring your needle up through the fabric at
the point indicated on the chart and make
a straight stitch, bringing the needle down
a few squares away. Bring the needle up
through the centre again and make a second
straight stitch, following chart for the exact
positioning. Repeat until all of the straight
stitches are complete.
SPIDER WEB STITCH
Similar to an eyelet stitch, a spider web
stitch is a number of straight stitches coming
from the centre. Follow the chart to find the
number of straight stitches used and you’ll
see that Faby has used five. Next, bring the
needle up near the centre and under the
nearest straight stitch from right to left. Wrap
the straight stitch with thread to secure and
repeat with each straight stitch. Pull the
thread gently so as to keep the shape of the
spider web. To finish, bring needle back down
through fabric under one of straight stitches.