Dove eyes(four- and tri- sided): The Dove eye pattern is a fill-in stitch for openwork within kloster blocks and weaved bar areas. Each four-leg or tri-leg dove eye stitch is worked in one length of stitching thread.
Kloster area with twisted X center and dove eyes
| For working a dove eye within a four-sided kloster block: Complete the kloster block area followed by the cutwork.
Each of the four legs of the dove eye comes up in the mid area of a kloster block side (two fabric threads in). No fabric thread or stitching thread is pierced.  Dove eye, legs 1 (A-B) and 2(C-D).  Dove eye, legs 3 (E-F) and 4(G-H) |
Working four-sided Dove eye fill-in within weaved bars:
 Start dove eye within weaved bars  Dove eye four-sided within weaved bars  Nordic Needle Dove Eye Click photo to enlarge. |
Tri-dove eye: The tri-dove eye has three legs and can be worked where an openwork square is formed by kloster block sides or weaved bars.
 Dove eye, step 1. Click to enlarge photo.  Tri-dove eye, step 1. Click to enlarge photo.  Tri-dove eye, step 2. Click to enlarge photo. |