The Lattice Join for Loomed Flowers

The lattice join creates a pretty diamond mesh fabric without any crochet. The petals are tied together in groups of three.

	The sample flowers I have used for this tutorial were made on a 2 1/2″ loom with an open centre and two loops for each petal. I used size 8 perle cotton. You can stitch any centre you like but the open centre creates a lovely filigree look. I’m joining just four flowers in this tutorial but you can join as many as you like.
	Begin by joining your flowers wherever four flowers meet. Take a length of thread that matches your flower petals and thread it into a large blunt needle.
	Thread it through three petals from the first flower
	then three petals of the second flower
	and so on
	until you have twelve petals on your thread.
	Tie a knot and pull it tight. Tie a second knot to secure it firmly.
	If your finished item will be treated gently you can trim the ends of the thread close to the knot. If you’re making something that requires strength, such as a t-shirt or a curtain, you will need to darn the ends in so they can’t come undone. Turn your flowers over so the back is facing you. Take the thread up to the centre of a flower so that it looks like one of the petal threads and darn it in.
	Keep joining all your flowers wherever four of them meet.
	The next step is to join the flowers wherever two of them meet. Again, thread three petals
	from each flower
	and tie off tightly.
	Repeat all the way around.
	Finally you will tie the three petals at each corner together
	and tie off tightly.
	Repeat with all of the corners.
	Using a different yarn changes the look completely. Here I show dk weight woollen flowers next to perle 8 thread flowers made on the same loom.
	This sample shows nine flowers stitched together. The more flowers you join, the more pronounced the lattice effect becomes.