How to Work Woven Wheel Stitch..

Directions for Woven Wheel Stitch 

Knitted Wheel Stitch is an easy-to-learn embroidery stitch that packs a huge punch. It is sometimes called knitted rose stitch, and as its name implies, it forms a wheel or rose-like circle by weaving thread.

Referred to as a single stitch

Although technically several stitches are integrated, the knitted wheel is referred to as a single stitch. Use it while you are creating beautiful and beautiful floral embroidery.

This stitch can be worked very tightly, which will create a thicker and three-dimensional stitch, or you can allow the knit to be slightly loose, resulting in softer and smoother stitches.

To Work the Woven Wheel Stitch

Start with an odd number of straight stitches, creating a star. Five or seven stitches are a good choice. Try to make each stitch the same distance and the same length.

Bring the needle closer to the center and start knitting the needle under each straight stitch. Be careful that you do not grab a thread with your needles.

Continue knitting around the spokes until the circle is full and you will see no more spokes showing.

Bring the needle back down under the edge of the weaving.

When the thread is finished as you are knitting, bring the needle back, secure it and start a new thread by knitting as before.

When doing street sewing spoke, you can use a sharp needle to peel off the fabric. When you are knitting, however, it is best to switch to a tapestry needle with a ball point. This will help hold and pull the knitting needle

It's hard to capture the look of this stitch in an image, so take a look at the finished example and continue to get some ideas for ways to use the knit wheel in your embroidery.

Samples of Woven Wheel Stitching 

The stitch on the left is tightly knit. The result is a flower that is about 1 / 4 in thick and very dense.
On the right, the weft is pulled just tight enough to bring the threads so they are touching. It produces many flattering flowers, which can look almost flat as considered "woven roses". To see the look above, fluff the finished flower with your finger.

Although shown here with only one color, you can easily change the color across stitches to create multi-colored flowers or other motifs.

You can leave the center open, leaving room for filling with other stitches, such as French knot. To do this, sew the spoke so they do not touch the middle.

Knit wheel stitching is commonly used with silk ribbon embroidery. For this, embroidery floss with single strobe embroidery floss with stroke, then knit with ribbon. As you turn the circle, pay attention to the twist, fold it, and twist it to get the look you want.

Combine this with your sewing knowledge and you will be able to create very large size roses and floral any day!