Structural Category	Interlaced, Plaited, or Woven
Specific Usage	Surface
Other Names	Interlaced Maltese Cross

Comments

According to Nordfors, p. 98, "The Maltese Cross in interlacing stitch differs from Maltese Cross Filling in that its base is made with one continuous thread rather than a series of vertical and horizontal interwoven threads. The interlacing is also worked in a continuous fashion rather than separately in each individual square."

Diagrams

For diagrams, see Nordfors, Jill Denny. Needle Lace and Needleweaving, pp. 98-99.

Bibliographic Sources

Nordfors, Jill Denny. Needle Lace and Needleweaving, pp. 98-99.
Snook, Barbara. Needlework Stitches, p. 28.
Thomas, Mary. Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches (1989), p. 74.