Bayeux Stitch by Tanya Bentham Creative Embroidery and greens

and greens

cornflowers

Floss colors:

Bear & Jar were stitched over 2 on 28-ct linen in "Country French Blue"

Bayeux Stitch by Tanya Bentham Creative Embroidery and greensThe term 'Bayeux stitch' often describes the laid and couched work that was used across Europe in the middle ages. This practical book of techniques and projects demonstrates the simple style of the Bayeux tapestry, before showing variations based on both surviving examples and adaptations of medieval manuscripts. It explains the narrow range of stitches used in laid and couched work and introduces the limited colour palette in medieval embroidery and