There are a few images of Queen Stitches on the web, but some don't show up all that well.

This is a QueenStitch Ornament from The Nostalgic Needle on the Creative Hand website.

The Needle's Prayse has a Queen Stitch Pin Cushion
(I couldn't locate an image)

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The best illustration I've seen is in this book:

The Proper Stitch by Darlene O'Steen ISBN: 0932437036 Symbol of Excellence Publishers, Inc. 405 Riverhills Business Park Birmingham, AL 35242 1-800-768-5878. They take MasterCard & Visa.

Here's the description:
Queen stitch, also known as rococo stitch, though time consuming, is one of the loveliest stitches found on works from the 17th century. When queen stitch is pulled, a lacy effect is achieved, creating a stitch "fit for a queen." The resulting pattern of the queen stitch is a diamond shape with the center tacking stitches.

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Now ... let's see if I can do some ascii art!

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   ----    <-- with 4 little horizontal line running through the middle
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2Busy Stitching has a wonderful page with illustrations on how to make this stitch:
http://www.2busystitching.com/chapter6.htm

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For an animated gif showing how to make the Queen Stitch, look at this website:
http://members.bellatlantic.net/~cfitzger/Needle/embroid.html#queen

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From: CameoRoze
Date: July 23, 1999

I learned to make the Queen Stitch while stitching a nametag for my EGA Secret Sister. You can take a look at it here on my website in Cameo's Corner.

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