Tent Stitch

IamJamie

Hi everyone. This just came up in a thread and i noticed that it has been posted yet so i wanted to share this awesome tip. It's a stitch called the tent stitch (also called continental stitch) It's basically a half stitch but you take your thread the long way back up through the fabric (see diagram). I use this stitch on very large projects on high fabric counts when my stitches are very little. I'm currently using this stitch on my HAED if you would like to know what it looks like on a project.

Here is an up close pic of the stitches look


Here is how to work the stitch



It is important to go the long way back up because it keeps the fabric taut. Where a regular half stitch will distort and pull your fabric out of shape if you are using it for your entire project. And doing the tent stitch is also great because it will make you project go twice as fast since you are only stitching one leg instead of two.

Unfortunately, This stitch does not work if you are stitching a pattern with any fractional stitches (quarter stitch or three quarter stitch).

Hope you find this tip handy. I know I love using it :)

ValerieAnne

Thank you for explaining the difference as I've always just thought this was a half stitch. Should you use more thread to fill the spot? For example, if it's 2 threads should you use 3? To make it thicker and fill the space?

GM-CAN-MK

How interesting. I just saw a pattern with the entire background done with this type of stitch. Thanks for sharing the tip.  

Jodi1224

This is fantastic. I was wondering how the stitches would look as to the rest of a patter with regular x’s

Calypso522

If only it worked on 18 count lol.  great for full coverage on very high count!

Lokidog

Thanks for the reminder! I always forget tent stitch and half stitch are the same thing.

xolga

GoblenSet uses this stitch for their patterns and the result looks amazing!

michelle.ross37

I’m new to this forum and learning lots of handy hints and tips! Thank you

Talya1

Interesting tip. I will consider trying it in my next work.

Jodi1224

Thank you. I have been trying to figure this out.

Moon.Flower

It's a very clean-looking stitch, very nice!

LucyLiu

thank you iamjamie21 for posting your thread on tent stitch

petrica

Es muy interesante ver como cambia el aspecto del bordado con diferentes puntos.
Yo he usado en proyectos de plastic canvas, tanto el tent stitch como el continental stitch, y se ven sutiles diferencias muy lindas.
Muchas gracias por compartir este tip.
:loveliness:
It is very interesting to see how it changes the look of embroidery with different stitches.
I used in plastic canvas projects both, the continental stitch and tent stitch, and subtle differences are very nice.
Thank you very much for sharing this tip.

floss49

going to do this on my haed..thanks

WiseOwl

A very useful hint.. Thank you for sharing it with us all on the forum..:)

KIMJINOK

Thank you for sharing :loveliness::loveliness::loveliness:

Diadora

I think that I use that metod next time , when I stitch some dimensions stitching, where is a lot of those halfstitches:loveliness:

LyndseyG

WHat count Aida would you recommend using this on please as i have never dne it before but im thinking of doing a HAED !!! From what i read this is how its to be done !!! Is this correct ??

IamJamie

LyndseyG replied at 2012-5-24 06:04

                               
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WHat count Aida would you recommend using this on please as i have never dne it before but im thinki ...

I have never used this stitch on aida. I wouldn't recommend anything lower than a 25 count linen or evenweave fabric. You can stitch HAEDs how ever your little heart desires with either full crosses or tent stitches, it's all a matter of personal preference. There's is no wrong or right way to do them.

daisyduck61

this is the same way you do a cross stitch over 1 x 1 thread, so your cross doesn't disappear under the threads in your linen.