HUNGARIAN GROUND STITCH
The Hungarian Ground Stitches are excellent filling and background
HUNGARIAN GROUND STITCH
Diagonal Variation
stitches. This is where the term "ground" comes into effect. Grounding stitches are used primarily for backgrounds and for filling large areas of canvas. There are two variations of the hungarian ground stitch. The first one is the straight stitch version. The second one is the diagonal hungarian ground stitch. The diagonal hungarian ground stitch is similar to the mosaic stitch. You may want to try working these stitches with alternating colors for a more interesting background. Three diagrams have been used to demonstrate each stitch.
Hungarian Ground Stitches (Diagram 1):
Bring the needle up at A, move up over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at B. Bring the needle up at C, move up over four canvas threads, bring the needle down at D. Bring the needle up at E, move up over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at F. Bring the needle up at G, move up over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at H. Bring the needle up at I, move up over four canvas threads, bring the needle down at J. Bring the needle up at K, move up over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at L. Now, continue on to Diagram 2...
Hungarian Ground Stitches (Diagram 2):
Beginning where we left off at L, we will now begin the second row to this stitch. Bring the needle up at M, move up over four canvas threads, bring the needle down at N. Bring the needle up at O, move up over four canvas threads, bring the needle down at K. Bring the needle up at P, move up over four canvas threads, bring the needle down at I. Bring the needle up at Q, move up over four canvas threads, bring the needle down at G. Bring the needle up at R, move up over four canvas threads, bring the needle down at S. Bring the needle up at T, move up over four canvas threads, bring the needle down at E. Bring the needle up at U, move up over four canvas threads, bring the needle down at C. Bring the needle up at V, move up over four canvas threads, bring the needle down at A. Now, continue on to Diagram 3...
Hungarian Ground Stitches (Diagram 3):
This diagram illustrates how the hungarian ground stitch should look when complete - using two colors. Don't be afraid to experiment with multiple colors for this filling stitch...
Hungarian Ground Stitches-Diagonal (Diagram 1):
Bring the needle up at A, move up and to the right over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at B. Bring the needle up at C, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at D. Bring the needle up at E, move up and to the right over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at F. Bring the needle up at G, move up and to the right over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at H. Bring the needle up at I, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at J. Bring the needle up at K, move up and to the right over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at L. Bring the needle up at M, move up and to the right over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at N. Bring the needle up at O, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at P. Bring the needle up at Q, move up and to the right over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at R. Now, continue on to Diagram 2...
Hungarian Ground Stitches - Diagonal (Diagram 2):
This row of stitches is illustrated in dark blue. Beginning where we left off at R, bring the needle up at S, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at Q. Bring the needle up at T, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at O. Bring the needle up at U, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at M. Bring the needle up at V, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at ? (oops, no letter). Bring the needle up at W, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at K. Bring the needle up at X, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at I. Bring the needle up at Y, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at G. Bring the needle up at Z, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at ?? (oops, no letter, again!). Bring the needle up at AA, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at E. Bring the needle up at BB, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at C. Bring the needle up at CC, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at A. Now, continue on to Diagram 3...
Hungarian Ground Stitches - Diagonal (Diagram 3):
This diagram illustrates how a large area of the diagonal hungarian ground stitches should look when complete - using two colors. Again, do not be afraid to experiment with multiple colors when working this stitch.
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