Chinese knot embroidery

From AboutArtandCrafts website. Chinese knots are not usually used alone, but used in groups, as shown below from MarlaMallett. And finally here's a close up photo of an embroidered coat from the Plays With Needles blog showing this same stitch, also called the Pekinese stitch.

This month I've been covering hand embroidery knot stitches on StitchFloral. And although initially, I was going to talk only about basics, in the end, I couldn't stop myself from telling about the Chinese knot. Yeah, this mysterious guy which is often referred to as “Forbidden stitch”;) Actually, it is not that complicated to stitch. But as it's hardly ever included in the list of basic stitches and you can barely find it in stitch encyclopedias, I decided to make it the first one in the…

The Peking Knot is a traditional Chinese embroidery stitch not often used in modern embroidery. This simple stitch creates a … Read More

I passed the China Knot Arts level test years ago yet I just got the certificate printed last month. I didn’t know there’s a printed certificate available until recently so I paid the m…

HandiWorks on Instagram: "50. Chinese knot #embroidery"

This month I've been covering hand embroidery knot stitches on StitchFloral. And although initially, I was going to talk only about basics, in the end, I couldn't stop myself from telling about the Chinese knot. Yeah, this mysterious guy which is often referred to as “Forbidden stitch”;) Actually, it is not that complicated to stitch. But as it's hardly ever included in the list of basic stitches and you can barely find it in stitch encyclopedias, I decided to make it the first one in the…

Also known as: Chinese Knot, Forbidden Stitch, Blind Knot This type of knot is particular to the rich Chinese silk embroidery where patterns were filled with rows of such fine knots. It is said that due to the eye strain and the 'blindness'...