Turkey Rug Stitch

This weeks addition to the sampler is turkey rug stitch.

Turkey rug stitch. Turkey stitch can be as exciting as your imagination will take you. Stitch fun sampler start guide. Flower centers mini rugs insects and english palace guards hats are also areas in which you can use turkey. How to do turkey rug knot sarah s hand embroidery tutorials.

For my project i used a tapestry needle and double knit yarn. It can lend a beautiful velvety texture or silky shagginess when using embroidery floss. The fabric is a loose weave linen you. But if you want to stitch it on items that go into washing i would suggest the surrey stitch which like the turkey rug knot is great to create fuzzy texture.

The stitch is basically a series of loops worked within a shape that can then be cut to form a pile hence the rug reference as it can be used for making. I consider turkey rug knots to be great on samples that do not need washing. Surrey stitch has better knots at the base which prevents it from coming out during washing. The turkey rug stitch seemed perfect to capture the fluffy essence.

Become a patron on patreon. May 11 2017 this stitch can be used in many ways to create different effects like making hairy fillings or a rug like edgings. It is especially great to create a velvety texture. Embroidery hoop 15cm 6 bigger if you are working on a larger design you can purchase a set of 6 hoops from amazon for your basic read more.

Turkish rug knot is a simple and pretty stitch that can be used in a lot of different patterns. This follows the back stitch pattern. Here is the link. What you will need.

I used dk yarn for the stitching which made it very fluffy and big like a pom pom.