What's the Difference? Tent Stitch vs. Half Stitch | Caterpillar Cross Stitch

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[@Zisa001]

I thank you for explaning the difference! No one of my friends who are cross stiching could tell me this! ❤

[@MLBuck7277]

Excellent video as always, but I’m so glad to see someone explain the difference so clearly. It’s interesting to hear you point out the increased ease of frogging, because that’s one of the reasons I stitch in the pattern I use when possible; it’s easier to frog if need be, plus it provides more coverage across the back, which decreases the risk of threads of different colors showing through. I love your fairly short, well organized, and clearly explained videos!

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[@annf3949]

Thanks

[@lisaboban]

I'm doing more over 1 on high count fabric lately, and I really needed this. I've been stitching for decades, but you continue to teach me new stuff!!

[@SonovaStitch]

So glad I could help! I will definitely be doing tent stitch for all my projects over-1 on high count fabric too. Thanks for watching!

[@karynverdecchia9095]

Hi, I just found you and immediately subscribed. My needle art career started with my tiny needlepoint shoppe in Washington, D.C., cross stitch occupied one small basket with very little interest. The left-right needlepoint stitch is referred to as the “Continental” stitch and if you have the least little bit of tension while stitching, your canvas will pull tightly to the left-right direction. Cutting it out to redo will leave deep welts in your fingers and you hopefully won’t make that mistake more than once. The “Tent” stitch is referred to as the “Basketweave” Stitch, which prevents any canvas distortion. Another benefit to this stitch is that it leaves a very sturdy reverse side of your work. I found this extremely useful when needlepointing chair seat covers or any project that will get lots of wear. Sorry I went on so long but it’s all good information. Now, back to your videos.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thank you for sharing : )

[@Cali_Jeni]

Excellent tutorial!

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thank you!

[@debik3893]

I’d never heard of either stitch but I love learning something new! Thank you!

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Pleased to hear you found this helpful, thank you for watching!

[@pamkahmann3833]

Been stitching for close to 50 years and did not know the difference between those 2 stitches. Your visuals are great and the explanation was easily understood. Thanks for helping me continue to learn new things.😁

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

So pleased to hear this was helpful :)

[@diannemurfitt878]

Thank you so much for showing the difference. Totally makes sense to me now 🌸

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Glad it was helpful!

[@joannmiller6852]

Getting over my over one stitching debacle. And not to mention…..frogging misery. Found this and I am going to try doing this.. thank you! Just subscribed too.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Fantastic! Good luck and thanks for watching :)

[@cyrusunderscore7315]

Legit JUST learned that half stitching is a thing from another video and found this while trying to learn more about it. I certainly would have been frustrated by the half stitch technique, im so glad i stumbled upon this video before trying it on a 120x120 project.

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We're pleased to hear that you found this helpful :)

[@GottaDance56]

I hadn't heard about a tent stitch until recently and now I know the difference! I think it will be helpful in my future stitching. Thank you.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Debdebberdebbest]

I’m dabbling in needlepoint at the moment, so this was helpful to me…thanks!

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We're pleased to hear this was helpful :)

[@marygillmarten6758]

This was brilliant! Thank you! Because I don't use the tent stitch I often forget the difference and I have to look it up every time I do use it because I want to be sure I'm doing it correctly! This is the best explanation I've seen!

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching!

[@ein1985]

Very informative video-thanks Ford I never really understood the difference before!

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Glad to hear this has been helpful!

[@HelenaMcGevna]

I loved your video. I particularly loved seeing your collections - so much fun to see what else our stitchers are up to. This is the first video of yours that I’ve watched and am sure happy that I’ve subscribed. 😊

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thank you for watching! Fords videos are excellent :)

[@feidie64]

Wow, this was really helpful for me! Thanks! ❤

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching :)

[@kallen3010]

This was very useful information. Thanks.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Ryleisummers]

So helpful, thank you!

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Glad it was helpful!

[@ThanaAL-MOMEN]

❤that's an awesome video. I'm used to cross stitch but started half stitch on 25 count; I'm struggling with following the chart. Do you have an advice how I can track my progress?

[@claudiacarolina3683]

Thank you so much!

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

You are very welcome, thank you for watching!

[@dianethequilter]

Thanks for doing this video; however, I learned best by watching. So, maybe in the future if you could do a demo that would be most helpful to those of us that learn that way. Thanks again for all you do.

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thank you - we will add that to our list!

[@tealkerberus748]

You missed the basketweave back.

[@alougz]

Can you please show diagonal cross St

[@StitchingDowntheRabbitHole]

The terminology gets even more confusing in the wider needlework world, because in needlepoint (canvas work or tapestry in some countries) there are 3 tent stitches. Your half stitch is a half cross in needlepoint. And your tent stitch is a continental stitch in needlepoint. The way a stitch is executed sometimes matters not all, and sometimes it changes the effect a great deal. Thanks for sharing!

[@CaterpillarCrossStitch]

Thank you for sharing! That's really interesting!

[@christinaflagiello3930]

I got about 32000 into a 25ct using what I now know is a half stitch not a tent stitch…. My fabric is distorting to where I can’t even get it to stretch properly on my scroll frame…. Could the half stitch cause this? If so I’m going to get a fresh piece of laguna and do tent stitch

[@SonovaStitch]

Oh no, that sounds so infuriating! Yes, a tent stitch will cause a lot less distortion of the fabric than a half stitch because it pulls the fabric in a different direction and spreads the tension across two threads of your fabric instead of just one. I'm so sorry you have to start over!

[@CatherineDelaney-r7o]

Tent stitch (continental) is not basket stitch. One is worked in rows, basket stitch diagonally up and down., creating the "woven" look on the back. It is tent stitch, or "tenter stitch" because of having to be worked in a tenter, a frame. To tenter is the process of stretching cloth in the final stages of production. The fabric is mounted on hooks around the edge of the frame- tenterhooks. The place where the process was carried out was a tenterfield- outdoors so the cloth would bleach in the sun. To be on tenterhooks now means to be on edge, stretched out These three half cross stitches have different applications.

[@nrgyzed]

I might have missed it, but I'd love a video about how to start and end a line of stitches without knotting the thread.

[@heatherbini8910]

Yep, they got that. Great video. After 30 years of stitching I learned the loop method to start and love it

[@SonovaStitch]

Yes, check out out videos on loop start for sure! A total game-changer!

[@andrewilliams1954]

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