Continental stitch
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Needlepoint Continental stitch is worked in rows and forms oblique, or slanting, stitches on the back of the canvas. With the Continental Stitch, when you are working a row from right to left across the canvas, your first row of stitches is worked from the bottom sloping up to the right i.e. your needle comes up in al
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This step-by-step needlepoint tutorial gives instructions for right- and left-handers to learn how to work the continental tent stitch.
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Everything you need to know about the Tent Stitch, the most common stitch in needlepoint!
Tent stitching is a good way to speed up your stitching as you are only forming half of the cross
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Alternating Continental Stitch
Discover three needlepoint background stitches, or filler stitches, that go anywhere and are easy to stitch. These textural decorative stitches are a must for any stitch library and will be used again and again.
Find tutorials on various needlepoint stitches, including basic tent stitches along with more complex stitches such as the needlepoint basketweave stitch and th
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The Alternating Continental Needlepoint Stitch is a variation of the Continental Stitch. It creates a more textured and visually interesting effect. In this tutorial you will find 2 versions of the Alternating Continental Stitch, so we recommend that you choose the one that best suits your project. Stitch Details Stitch Structure: Variation, Openwork Related Stitches: Tent Stitch, Skipped Tent, T-Stitch Recommended for: Large areas Alternating Continental Stitch - v1 Instructions & Diagram…
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Continental stitch for tapestry and needlepoint. www.themodernstitchcompany.com
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Learn to embroider the cable chain stitch, an advanced outlining stitch that can be used along straight edges and around curves.
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Coco Frank Studio on Instagram: "Diagonal scotch is an excellent needlepoint stitch for backgrounds - it covers a lot of ground quickly and makes stitching large sections of your canvas more interesting 🪡 Save this post so you can try it on your next project ♥️ Happy stitching!"
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The most basic of needlepoint stitches are called TENT Stitches. In its basic form, needlepoint is one diagonal stitch over each intersection of your canvas. The direction of that diagonal stitch is always from lower left to upper right, when looking at your canvas. Hand painted canvases make it easy to see where to stitch, because each intersection of your canvas is painted what color that stitch should be - almost like a paint by number! This is...
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Did you know there are two ways to stitch Alternating Continental? That link to ANG has changed since I diagrammed it ( and only ANG members have access to all previous Stitch of the Month projects…
Alternating Continental
This month I thought I would jump in and share some of the stitching fundamentals, the handy hints to help you get started putting thread to canvas.
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