#tent stitches

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Basic Tent Needlepoint Stitches-Quick Reference Guide

Quick reference guide, stitch diagrams & everything you need to know to work basic Half Cross, Continental and Basketweave Tent Needlepoint Stitches.

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Here are the products from the first day of stitching.

The orange stitch at the bottom is cross stitch. Very common and used everyday.

The top three stitches all look the exactly the same (apart from colour) and they are all tent stitches but they are worked differently.

The first square (Blue) is a continental tent stitch, it's a commonly used stitch  and is normally used on pieces such as table runners, the only draw back is that once it's off the frame over time it'll warp.

The middle stitch is a half cross stitch and is the most economical with thread. It's normally used for tapestries and framed pieces as it doesn't wear well so would be unsuitable for something that was well worn.

The last stitch is my favourite of the three, it's the basket-weave stitch and the name refers to how it looks on the back (I promise I'll upload a photo of the back later) because of the back it's well wearing and also because it is worked diagonally it means that it doesn't warp. For these reasons it is normally used on furnishings