We wrapped up our exploration of Brick Stitch and now we are going to move on to another of my personal favorites, Herringbone Stitch.
In this portion of the series, we will delve into the lovely variations of this stitch and learn a few tricks along the way.
Herringbone Stitch is also known as Ndebele stitch, has been used by beaders for centuries.
It is highly recognizable as it stacks the beads, into V shape pairs.
The arrangement consists of columns of parallel lines, with all the lines in one column sloping one way and all the lines in the next column sloping the other way so as to resemble the bones in a fish, used especially in the weave of cloth or the placing of bricks.
Herringbone can be started using the traditional method, in which the first row of beads is stacked into the v shape, as you work the second row.
The stitch can also be started from a Ladder Stitch base, in which case the first row of beads are straight and not V shaped.