How to Stitch a Split Stitch
The split stitch, also known as the Kensington stitch, has been around since the Middle Ages, when it was enormously popular with the stitches of 'opus anglicanum,' a unparalleled embroidery technique used to create lavishly detailed figures and faces in tapestry. The stitch is easy to do, creates beautiful brush-stroke effects and works up quickly. For these reasons remains popular among stitchers today. Read on to learn how to stitch a split stitch.
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Instructions
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Insert the fabric into an embroidery hoop. Transfer the design for the needlework onto the fabric. Note the areas to be filled in with the split stitch.
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Use a soft yarn or thread that can be split by the needle. Choose multi-strand embroidery floss or tapestry or crewel yard to work best for this stitch.
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Bring the needle up at point A from the back of the fabric. Hold the tail of the yarn or floss behind the work and work in the tail in subsequent stitches.
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Go down at point B, the length of the stitch determined by the desired fineness of the work and the size of the area to be covered by the split stitch work. Come up then halfway between A and B at point C, splitting the thread.
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Make another stitch C to D that is the same length as A to B. Bring the needle back up and split the fabric at what is point E. Continue until the area is filled in with stitches.
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