Needlepoint Slanted Victorian Step Stitch - How and Where To Use It

The body of the hare on this Totin Hare design by Lori Markovic for Ewe and Eye and Friends has been stitched in a Victorian Step Stitch - well, in this case it's actually a slanted Victorian Step Stitch but the idea is the same.

Where to Use a Victorian Step Stitch

• This is a great background or filler stitch. 
• The Victorian Step Stitch crosses 3 and 6 intersections so it needs a fairly large area to play out.
• Good for landscapes either as a straight stitch or a slanted stitch, sky and water.
• Can be stitched horizontally, too, by simply turning the pattern. 

How to Do the Slanted Victorian Step Stitch



This canvas has been stitched as follows (so you can do this, too):

• Background - T Stitch
• Hare - Slanted Victorian Step Stitch
• Leaves - Fly Stitch
• Pineapples - Mosaic Stitch with Single French Knots
• Basket - Cashmere Stitch
• Circles - wrapped plastic rings sewn on.

Stitching by Gail Downing of Ewe and Eye and Friends