After Gerlind had finished embroidering the motifs of the Easter tea cloth “Bunnies between Daisies”, she looked for a suitable edge finish. She wanted to use the 2 short-2 long stitches of the daisy blossoms.
So she embroidered a few sample stitches. A single row of such stitches would have looked lost around the relatively large cloth.
Two rows of opposing and interlocking stitches were too massive (horizontal thread withdrawing 4:1:4:1:4).
Then she came up with the idea of adding another row of small points to this border. To do this, she placed one stitch over 6 threads in height between two short stitches over 4 threads and two long stitches over 8 threads.
The result was amazing. The little “tufts of grass” fit perfectly into the Easter bunny meadow.
With stitches around the corner point over 4 fabric threads in height, the corner design also developed easily.
The eight different but similar openwork patterns (Openwork Pattern Samplers) for filling the surface of the bunny outlines make the embroidery varied and make the motifs appear light and airy.
The result: an all-round successful and magnificent-looking embroidery that will decorate any Easter table in a cheerful and festive way.
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