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DIAMOND DELTOID
This design is created by combining the diamond and
the deltoid.
This design can be used in a vertical or horizontal
position and is a
good design for blending colors.
The project shown in the color section was worked
on a 16" X 24"
board covered with yellow felt and threaded with black
for the
diamond and burnt orange for the deltoid.
Making Your Design Pattern
Using Figure 74, trace the design onto 1/2" graph paper.
Now, working
line by line and square by square, transfer the design
to 1" graph
paper. Your pattern should now be full size, approximately
16" at the
highest point and 12" at the widest point. Note that
the top line of the
deltoid (E) is in direct line with the top corner
of the diamond, the
right line (F) is in direct line with brad 16 on line
A, and the left line
(G) is in direct line with brad 26 on line B.
Label lines A to G and place all brads (a total of
209) 1/4" apart and
label them as in Figure 75.
Working the Threading Pattern
This entire project is worked in the one-to-one correspondence
method.
1. Start by threading diamond sides A and B
(see Fig. 75) as
follows: Tie your thread at brad 1 on side A; pull
thread tight to brad
2 on side B; loop around and return to brad 2 on side
A; and then
follow this sequence: 2-3; 3-3; 3-4; 4-4; 4-5; 5-5;
5-6; 6-6; 6-7; 7-7;
7-8; 8-8; 8-9; 9-9; 9-10; 10-10; 10-11; 11-11; 11-12;
12-12; 12-13;
13-13; 13-14; 14-14; 14-15; 15-15; 15-16; 16-16; 16-17;
17-17; 17-18;
18-19; 19-19; 19-20; 20-20; 20-21; 21-21; 21-22; 22-22;
22-23; 23-24;
24-24; 24-25; 25-25; 25-26; 26-26; 26-27; 27-27; 27-28;
28-28; 28-29;
29-29; 29-30; 30-30; 30-31; 31-31; 31-32; 32-32; 32-33;
33-33; 33-34;
34-34; 34-35; 35-35; 35-36; 36-36; 36-37; 37-37; 37-38;
38-38; 38-39;
39-39; 39-40; 40-40. Tie off.
2. Now, work sides C and D, using the same threading
sequence:
Tie your thread at brad 1 on side C; pull the thread
tight to brad 2 on
side D; loop around and return to brad 2 on side C;
and follow the
above sequence: 2-3; 3-3; 3-4 . . . 39-40; 40-40.
Tie off.
3. For the small overlay sections within the
diamond (see Fig. 76),
thread side B with side C as follows: Tie your thread
at brad 21 on
side B and pull thread tight to brad 2 on side C;
2-22; 22-3; 3-23;
23-4; 4-24; 24-5; 5-25; 25-6; 6-26; 26-7; 7-27; 27-8;
8-28; 28-9; 9-29;
29-10; 10-30; 30-11; 11-31; 31-12; 12-32; 32-13; 13-33;
33-14; 14-34;
34-15; 15-35; 35-16; 16-36; 36-17; 17-37; 37-18; 18-38;
38-19; 19-39;
39-20; 20-40; 40-21; 21-1 on side C. Tie off.
4. Now, work the second overlay section by threading
side D with
side A, following the above sequence: Tie your thread
at brad 21 on
side D and pull tight to brad 2 on side A; 2-22; 22-3;
3-23 . . . 20-40;
40-21; 21-1 on side A. Tie off.
5. To work the deltoid in the center of the
diamond (see Fig. 77),
thread line E with line F as follows: Tie your thread
at brad 1 on line
E and pull to brad 1 on line F; 1-2; 2-2; 2-3; 3-3;
3-4; 4-4; 4-5; 5-5;
5-6; 6-6; 6-7; 7-7; 7-8; 8-8; 8-9; 9-9; 9-10; 10-10;
10-11; 11-11; 11-12;
12-12; 12-13; 13-13; 13-14; 14-14; 14-15; 15-15; 15-16;
16-16. Tie
off.
6. Work this same sequence to thread line E
with line G.
7. Now, thread line G with line F as follows:
Tie your thread at
brad 1 on line G and pull to brad 16 on line F; 16-2;
2-15; 15-3; 3-14;
14-4; 4-13; 13-5; 5-12; 12-6; 6-11; 11-7; 7-10; 10-8;
8-9; 9-9; 9-8;
8-10; 10-7; 7-11; 11-6; 6-12; 12-5; 5-13; 13-4; 4-14;
14-3; 3-15; 15-2;
2-16; 16-1. Tie off.