ROUMANIAN STITCH
The Roumanian Stitch is also known as the roman stitch. This
stitch is an excellent choice for filling in any unique shape. It also looks good as a border stitch.The roumanian stitch is a very useful stitch because it can be adapted to any size or shape. Basically, this stitch consists of a series of horizontal straight stitches that are held down by small, diagonal tie-down stitches. Three diagrams have been used to demonstrate this stitch.
Roumanian Stitch (Diagram 1):
In order to make this diagram easier to follow, light blue has been used to illustrate the horizontal straight stitches and dark blue has been used to demonstrate the diagonal tie-down stitches. Note: Diagram 2 gives a close-up of the tie-down stitch. Bring the needle up at A, move to the right over six canvas threads, bring the needle down at B. Bring the needle up at C, move to the left over two canvas threads and down over the A/B stitch plus over one canvas thread, bring the needle down at D. Bring the needle up at E, move to the right over six canvas threads, bring the needle down at F. Bring the needle up at G, move to the left over two canvas threads and down over the E/F stitch plus over one canvas thread, bring the needle down at H. Now, continue on to Diagram 2...
Roumanian Stitch (Diagram 2):
This is a close-up of the roumanian stitch. As you can see from the diagram, the needle is moved up next to the straight stitch at C. It will be necessary to hold the A/B stitch in place until the C/D stitch is complete. Now, continue on to Diagram 3...
Roumanian Stitch (Diagram 3):
This diagram illustrates how a row of roumanian stitches should look when complete. Again, two colors have been used to better illustrate the stitch. Click on the Printable Version icon to print these diagrams and instructions.
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