Hungarian Point Stitch

HUNGARIAN POINT STITCH

The Hungarian Point Stitch is a very complicated version of bargello.

Because the stitches are worked in an assortment of lengths, an interesting (and very exciting) 3-D effect is created. The longer stitches create a fuller look which contrasts with the shorter stitches' tight, tent stitch-like look. You really need to work this stitch to understand the effect. Also, you may want to work this stitch in different colors. The hungarian point stitch was originally an embroidery stitch, but is now widely used in needlepoint. Due the large size of this stitch, I have only demonstrated the beginning of this stitch in the diagram below. The second diagram will show one complete section of the Hungarian Point Stitch.

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Hungarian Point Stitch (Diagram 1):

Bring the needle up at A, move up two canvas threads and bring the needle down at B. Bring the needle up at C, move up two canvas threads and bring the needle down at D. Bring the needle up at E, move up two canvas threads and bring the needle down at F. Bring the needle up at G, move up six canvas threads and bring the needle down at H. Bring the needle up at I, move up two canvas threads and bring the needle down at J. Bring the needle up at K, move up two canvas threads and bring the needle down at L. Bring the needle up at M, move up two canvas threads and bring the needle down at N. Bring the needle up at O, move up six canvas threads and bring the needle down at P. Bring the needle up at Q, move up six canvas threads and bring the needle down at R. Bring the needle up at S, move up six canvas threads and bring the needle down at T. We will now begin the "down-hill run". Bring the needle up at U, move up six canvas threads and bring the needle down at V. Bring the needle up at W, move up six canvas threads and bring the needle down at X. Bring the needle up at Y, move up two canvas threads and bring the needle down at Z. Bring the needle up at AA, move up two canvas threads and bring the needle down at BB. Bring the needle up at CC, move up two canvas threads and bring the needle down at DD. Bring the needle up at EE, move up six canvas threads and bring the needle down at FF. Bring the needle up at GG, move up two canvas threads and bring the needle down at HH. Bring the needle up at II, move up two canvas threads and bring the needle down at JJ. Bring the needle up at KK, move up two canvas threads and bring the needle down at LL. If this were the end of the row, you would begin the next row by bringing the needle up at MM, moving up two canvas threads and bringing the needle down at II. Row two is demonstrated in dark blue. Row three would then be worked from right to left, the same as the first row. Because the design of this stitch is so large, there is not enough room to demonstrate an entire pattern. Move on to Diagram 2 for a more complete view of this stitch...

Hungarian Point Stitch (Diagram 2):

This diagrams illustrates one complete section of the Hungarian Point Stitch. To make it easier to see, I have illustrated this stitch using light blue and dark blue for alternating rows of stitches. You can see that using more than one color for this stitch makes for an interesting effect. Basically, this stitch contains a series of long stitches and short stitches. The long stitches are always worked over six canvas threads. The short stitches are always worked over two canvas threads. As you can see from the diagram, the pattern is consistant and easy to work. The two images below are sample of this stitch.

Hungarian Point Stitch Sample 1: Lavender

Hungarian Point Stitch Sample 2: Black