Where to use it: 

• In counted thread designs like samplers
• When you want a stitch replicating a squared star shape
• as a border stitch
• In old-time samplers, it was often used multiple times to form a block letter in an alphabet
• This stitch is usually worked over four threads on an evenweave fabric or linen, but it can also be enlarged and worked over six or even eight threads.
• If you pull slightly as you stitch, it creates an open hole in the center for a "lacy" look.

What to use:

• Kreinik thinner braids (one strand) like Very Fine #4 Braid, Fine #8 Braid
• Kreinik Silk Mori (one strand)
• Silk Bella

 How to do it:

• Follow the diagram for needle and stitch placement, coming up at 1, down at 2, up at 3, down at 4, etc.
• Always go down in the center hole.