VAN DYKE STITCH
The Van Dyke Stitch is worked vertically. It may easily be rescaled. A member of the cross stitch family, this
Van Dyke Stitch (Diagram 1):
Bring the needle up at A, move down three canvas threads and to the right over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at B. Bring the needle up at C, move up three canvas threads and to the right over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at D. This completes the first Van Dyke Cross Stitch. Now, continue on to Diagram 2...
Van Dyke Stitch (Diagram 2):
Beginning where we left off at D, bring the needle up at E, move down three canvas threads and to the right over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at F. Bring the needle up at G, move up three canvas threads and to the right over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at H. This completes the second Van Dyke Cross Stitch. Continue working in this manner until the end of the row and then move on to Diagram 3...
Van Dyke Stitch (Diagram 3):
The above diagram shows how the second row is worked into the first row.
stitch consists of a series of long diagonal stitches that cross each other. Three diagrams have been used to demonstrate this stitch.
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