Since yesterday was Santa beard stitches, I thought today should be Christmas tree leaf stitches! Chaparral in Dallas has a nice video on their Instagram account showing how to create 3-D leaves for a tree. (This also works for bird feathers or dragon scales or even flower petals.). Please note you can substitute a large needle for the small laying tool as the foundation for your stitches.
I learned this stitch as woven picots and use memory wire as the foundation. You can also use a thread like perle cotton for a foundation although I find that a bit harder. Here are diagrams. Once you have the memory wire in place for the outside legs, loop thread up from C over the tip of the memory wire triangle, and start to weave it over and under the memory wire and the C leg of thread.
As you can see, all you need is the foundation and you can weave your standup leaf to the size you want for whatever you are creating.
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