Rice Stitch
Part of the Cross stitch family
Rice stitch is also known as crossed corners and William and Mary stitch.
On a canvas foundation cloth rice stitch produces a rather dense texture.
Although this stitch is classified as a canvas stitch I find it a pleasure to work as a filling on linen or Aida in a finer thread.
It can be worked in two colours or two thicknesses of thread.
It is simply and quickly worked.
First work a foundation of large crosses then work a diagonal stitch on each corner of the cross.
Cross Stitch Family.
Cross stitch is based on the simple action of crossing one thread against the other. This action in stitching has been used around the globe since the beginning of textile history. For this reason, there are many variations to Cross stitch and some listed here. They are Alternating cross stitch, Rice stitch, Double cross stitch, Long arm cross stitch and Montenegrin.
