Honeycomb Trellis Filling
Honeycomb Trellis Filling is a surface hand embroidery technique from the Couching Stitch family.
Three groups of parallel stitches are weaved together to form a surface net with a honeycomb-like shape.
All the weaving is done on the fabric’s surface without piercing it; therefore, only anchoring stitches at the edge of the shape are visible on the back side.
Other names of the stitch
Honeycomb Trellis Filling can be used as a base for a Honeycomb Couching stitch and is sometimes called the same name. It can also be called Honeycomb Filling Stitch (not the same as Honeycomb Filling from the Blanket stitch family), Net Passing stitch, Brussels Net stitch, or simply Honeycomb Stitch.
Applications of the Honeycomb Trellis Filling
This decorative surface embroidery technique is used for the decorative filling of large areas. It is often combined with various laid threads and couching techniques, such as Jacobean Couching or Trellis Couching.
More stitches from the Couching Stitch family
Learn how to embroider Honeycomb Trellis Filling
Follow the step-by-step tutorial with detailed photos below, and you will learn the Honeycomb Trellis Filling quickly. If you are a visual learner, watch a video lesson in the tutorial or on the Practical Embroidery YouTube channel to learn this hand embroidery stitch faster.
How to embroider Honeycomb Trellis Filling
Step-by-step hand embroidery tutorial
- Make horizontal stitches
Define the area you want to fill and make evenly spaced, parallel horizontal stitches that fill the shape.
- Add diagonal stitches
Add evenly spaced parallel diagonal stitches that are slanting from top left to bottom right.
- Weave in diagonal stitches
Add the third layer of stitches, this time slanting from top right to bottom left. Weaving is made by passing the needle under the horizontal stitches and over the diagonal ones.
- Finish weaving
Weave in the stitches row after row. When done, secure the thread on the reverse side.
Video tutorial
Tools and materials I used for this sampler
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