Gobelin stitch

 ( Embroidery Stitches ) 

Gobelin stitch is a slanting stitch used in needlepoint. Gobelin stitch takes its name from its resemblance to the texture of woven tapestries produced by the famous French factory at Gobelins.Jill Gordon, p18

According to Thérèse de Dilmont in the Encyclopedia of Needlework:

This is worked over two horizontal threads and one perpendicular. In a frame, you can work the second row, from right to left, otherwise, you must turn the work round, and bring out your needle behind the last-made stitch.Dilmont.[1] Accessed 16 December 2010

• Gordon, Jill Take Up Needlepoint 1994 London, Merehurst
• Thérèse de Dilmont, Encyclopedia of Needlework, Project Gutenberg archives.[2]