Embroidery style on 1920s Orientalist coat

[Vivala]

Hi vintage mavens ㋡ I have a beautiful '20s embellished lamé coat, and I'm trying to find the correct terminology to describe the style of stitching used for the figural characters. Obviously "straight" and "parallel" are descriptive, but I wanted to know if the technique has a special name. The styles of the '20s just make me swoon. . .

TIA

 

[Vivala]

The deep Dolman sleeves and pattern woven into the lamé don't show in the image above.

 

[poppysvintageclothing]

I don't know the name for this type of stitch but I do know I love this coat!!!! WoW

 

[Rue_de_la_Paix]

Gorgeous coat. The term basket weave comes to mind, but I will think longer on this.

 

[Robin of Frocksley]

So beautiful!! This thread sent me down a rabbit hole of embroidery stitches/terms/types! I agree with Barbara that the stitch resembles a basket weave. I notice the stitches are spaced further apart than a typical basket weave, so I'm thinking this may be a simple running stitch, repeated over and over to fill in/form the figures. There's a type of Indian embroidery called kantha that looks similar to the embroidery on your (gorgeous!!!) coat. Hope you find out more info!

 

[Vivala]

I've just looked at a bunch of stitches, and yes - running stitch (or some variation of it) seems to be the closest. Maybe someday I'll come across a fancier name for it! It's also got these individually sewn-on geometric beads that look like Tiffany glass... just amazing.

 

[poppysvintageclothing]

It really is an amazing piece!

 

[Sheila Dawson]

Wow! It's gorgeous!

 

[bycinbyhand]

I think that stitch is called "Cable stitch."

 

[bycinbyhand]

 

[Vivala]

Yes - that's it! Thank you, Cinthia!

 

[bycinbyhand]

You are very welcome, and that was brought to you by memories of crafting with my grandmother in the 1960s!

 

[northstarvintage]

No help but I have to say - WOW!

 

[The Vintage Merchant]

what an incredible piece!