Rice Stitch

RICE STITCH

The Rice Stitch is also known as Crossed Corners Stitch, Crossed Corners Cross Stitch or William and Mary Stitch. This stitch consists of

Rice Stitch (Diagram 1):

Bring the needle up at A, move up and to the left two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at B. Bring the needle up at C, move up and to the right two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at D. Now, continue on to Diagram 2...

Rice Stitch (Diagram 2):

Beginning where we left off at D, bring the needle up at E, move down 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 F (yes, we were just here). Bring the needle up at H, move down and to the right over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at G. Bring the needle up at E, move down and to the left over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at H. This completes the first Rice Stitch. Now, continue on to Diagram 3...

Rice Stitch (Diagram 3):

Beginning where we left off at H, start the next Rice Stitch in the row by bringing the needle up at C, move up and to the left two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at J. Bring the needle up at I, move up and to the right two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at B Bring the needle up at K, move down and to the right over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at H. Bring the needle up at L, move up and to the right over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at H. Bring the needle up at M, move down and to the right over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at L. Bring the needle up at K, move down and to the left over one canvas intersection, bring the needle down at M. This completes the second Rice Stitch in the row. Continue working in this manner until the end of the row. The next row will be worked in the opposite direction. All subsequent rows should be worked into the bottom of the previous row - as per Diagram 3.

RICE STITCH - VARIATION

Rice Stitch Variation (Diagram 1):

Bring the needle up at A, move down and to the right eight canvas intersections, bring the needle up at B. Bring the needle up at C, move up and to the right eight canvas intersections, bring the needle down at D. Now, continue on to Diagram 2...

Rice Stitch Variation (Diagram 2):

Beginning where we left of at D, bring the needle up at E, move down and to the right two canvas intersections, bring the needle up at F. Bring the needle up at G, move down and to the right four canvas intersections, bring the needle down at H. Bring the needle up at I, move down and to the right two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at J. Now, continue on to Diagram 3...

Rice Stitch Variation (Diagram 3):

Beginning where we left of at J, bring the needle up at K, move up and to the right two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at I. Bring the needel up at L, move up and to the right four canvas intersections, bring the needle down at G. Bring the needle up at M, move up and to the right two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at N. Now, continue on to Diagram 4...

Rice Stitch Variation (Diagram 4):

Beginning where we left of at N, bring the needle up at O, move up and to the left two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at K. Bring the needle up at P, move up and to the left four canvas intersections, bring the needle down at L. Bring the needle up at Q, move up and to the left two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at R. Now, continue on to Diagram 5...

Rice Stitch Variation (Diagram 5):

Beginning where we left of at R, bring the needle up at O, move up and to the right two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at J. Bring the needle up at P, move up and to the right four canvas intersections, bring the needle down at H. Bring the needle up at S, move up and to the right two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at T. And that's it! This completes the Rice Stitch Variation.

PADDED RICE STITCH

crossed stitches and back stitches. You may choose to work this stitch using two colors - one color for the cross stitch and a second color for the back stitches. The Rice Stitch covers well, making it an excellent choice for a background or filling stitch. This is also an excellent stitch for rug making. For an interesting effect, you may also want to consider using a metal thread for the back stitch. We are demonstrating the basic rice stitch, one rice stitch variation and the padded rice stitch. Multiple diagrams have been used to demonstrate each of these stitches.

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Padded Rice Stitch (Diagram 1):

This stitch is the same as the regular rice stitch, except that the regular rice stitch is worked over three horizontal stitches. These horizontal stitches are called "padding stitches". These padding stitches are worked first. Bring the needle up at A, move to the right over four canvas threads and bring the needle down at B. Bring the needle up at C, move to the right over four canvas threads and bring the needle down at D. Bring the needle up at E, move to the right over four canvas threads and bring the needle down at F. Normally, if we were working an entire row of these stitches, we would continue working the padding stitches. Only when the padding stitches are complete, do we work the regular rice stitches on top of them. For this demonstration, however, we will work only one and continue on to Diagram 2...

Padded Rice Stitch (Diagram 2):

We will now begin working the rice stitch OVER the padding stitches. In order to see the diagram clearly, the padding stitches are illustrated in dark blue. Bring the needle up at I, move up and to the left over four canvas intersections, bring the needle down at J. Bring the needle up at G, move up and to the right over four canvas intersections, bring the needle down at H. Now, continue on to Diagram 3...

Padded Rice Stitch (Diagram 3):

Beginning where we left off at H, bring the needle up at L, move down and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at N. Bring the needle up at M, move up and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at N. Bring the needle up at K, move down and to the right over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at M. Bring the needle up at L, move down and to the left over two canvas intersections, bring the needle down at K. This completes the padded rice stitch.