Needlepainting tips part 9: filling a shape with long and short stitch

I've been wanting to tackle this topic for a long time. This is especially useful for beginners to draw long and short stitches and needles.

So today's topic is not just about "Using Long and Short Points as Fillers". I mean, we all know it can be fully used, right? And we all know how to use it as a basic "method" of filling: draw shapes and fill them with long and short dots.

In fact, the main thing I want to talk about today is to use the long and short points to fill in a curved wave shape/shape.

Or in other words, the shape of the dots should change slightly .

This writing, however, is too heavy for the title, and I don't know how to express it better, haha.

In any case. Why is this topic important?

The main problem here is that the long and short stitches are made up of straight stitches. One of the characteristics of the tips is that they cannot be bent or bent. For the most part, it's a straight line between point A and point B, which we use in many ways. This is not a brush stroke that you can style in a curved or wavy manner.

So how can you use these straight stitches to not only complete the shape, but also to keep it "fluid"?

In fact, the main trick here is the same as the stem trick. If you go tothe Stem StitchCrash course and look at the last item, you'll see what I have to say about using curves. The torso seam is the right point, so the secret is the same.

Summarize your points!

You can start with the guide points as usual, aligning their direction with the outline of the shapes.

Once you fill in the space between the dots, you can start on the second line of dots.

Now, to be completely honest, I quickly lose track of how short and long the point is. So I just change the length of the loops and change the loops coming out of the previous row. If one point starts lower, another point starts higher, and so on.

This is the longest I've allowed myself to sign up for these instances. The shape hasn't hit the main curve yet and it's still straight forward, so I can loosen and stretch the points a bit.

Also, make sure the seams are tight. There are definitely more points than at the beginning.

When you reach the curve, shorten the points. Take a closer look at my points here and imagine them getting longer and longer. If you do, you'll find that they'll meet a side dish. That's why we make it shorter. The rest of the dotted lines will smooth out the "patch" and create the illusion of doubling the dots.

Here we are at the end. The shape is reduced and the number of stitches we use to complete this part is reduced, but we still need to maintain the same density.

This is the end result.

By the way, this is a new design I'm working on right now! It will have a lot of long and short stitches and it will blend in colors, so this will be a great exercise for you! :)

We hope this post was helpful! Check out our other needlepoint drawing tips to master it better :)