Learn Basketweave with Stephen

[@christinaw4335]

Great tutorial! It's been about 15 yrs since I've done any needlepoint so I was a bit lost until I found this video...thanks so much!! Now if I could get the hang of the chain stitch!!

[@mariansaldo1]

Dude! I have watched about a bazillion videos on this basketweave stitch and for the life of me I couldn't get it but I watched yours and had an epiphany! I'm doing it! I get it! I see it now! I think you pointing out the weave direction of the canvas helped the most, what I'm crossing over determines the direction of the stitch. A million thank yous, I was beginning to worry I was not as smart as the average needlepoint stitch.

[@elizabethblackey4587]

Thank you so much for this. I was sort of doing this correctly (self-taught) but this makes so much more sense to me now regarding the horizontal and vertical lines on the canvas and how to stitch on each. Thanks!

[@patriciagesslerforum3121]

Hi Stephen, I came upon this video by accident and so glad I did. I love the threads you pulled for the Santa stocking I ordered from y’all through Russell. I want everyone to know what a great online store y’all have and how helpful y’all are when Special ordering canvases and threads. Thank you.

[@russellpalmer4531]

Patricia, very nice of you to reach out. Stephen certainly enjoys pulling threads for canvases and is a wonderful teacher as well. We hope you will come visit our new shop perhaps one of our needlepoint retreats, we are now the largest shop online and as a physical store with over 6000 sq ft. I believe Stephen has bought 161 lines of thread at the shop and aspires to 230, which are all the known lines - cheers and enjoy your winter, hopefully somewhere warm!

[@judyrosy]

Thank you! My grandmother taught me to needlepoint when I was young....I am now 60 and would like to learn petit point stitching (for fine features on a face) which she never taught me to do....although she was a master.

[@russellpalmer4531]

Hi Judy, very nice to hear. You can use the tent stitch (basketweave or continental) for the faces as well. For more advanced techniques you can call our shop for a Facetime/Video conference and schedule something with Hollie who is the lead of the Education department 215-563-4566

[@josealaniz5048]

Fantastic tutorial! Very helpful.

[@mmebirdie7125]

Thank you. My stitching is not as basket weave looking as yours. I have followed your instructions, but it looks like a tangled mess at the back ???

[@tammywynn4764]

Can I purchase one of those practice boards?

[@pamelalitke1920]

do you give classes on beginner needlepoing, like how to read the chart for stitches and others on weekends. I am in North Jersey and looking for a class or weekend adventure to learn. I already bot several canvases but am still beginner because I am confused on reading the chart, Watching your videos

[@janebeck6561]

This helps a lot. Thank you.

[@jeffwills4948]

Your cool brother. Thanks a lot for the lesson. I'm trying needlepoint for my first time. This will help.

[@etam1616]

I will need tons of practice for this, but thank you for this demonstration!

[@cathybryan4190]

Rittenhouse needlepoint how to start a printed canvas

[@gramjt]

How do we change color...even for maybe just a few changes?

[@stephenjanick391]

Changing color involves ending the thread you were stitching with and then re-threading with the new color. You may use any method to anchor your new colored thread (a waste knot, an away knot, or some other method) however, if you are ending your thread in a previously stitched area which is light in color and your thread is dark then you want to avoid doing that (owing to dye-transfer issues and also due to the fact that it really does show through on the front side). Use a different method to anchor your thread. Also, when dealing with a white area for securing your thread one needs to be especially sensitive. In fact, I would recommend not ending any colored threads in a white area -- just too risky. Try another method of securing your thread such as an away knot (or as I like to call them an "away, away knot" because I always tend not to put them far enough away from where I am stitching and thus make it more difficult for myself when it comes time to cut the knot off and secure the end -- but I digress). Anyhow, once you have rethreaded your needle with the new colored thread and anchored it, you want to find the canvas intersection which is as far up and to the right but still in the colored area that you are planning to stitch. Is the horizontal thread on top or the vertical thread on top of this intersection? If the intersection has a vertical thread on top you may take your first stitch here and then you would look down and to the right for the next stitch. Is this the same color that you are presently using? If so, then go ahead and make that stitch. Proceed like so until you reach the end of the diagonal row (that is, the point at which the next stitch would take you outside the colored area that you are currently stitching). This will be the end of your first row. Drop down one canvas thread and begin your next second (diagonal) row of stitches (the intersections that you are stitching over now should have a horizontal thread on top) and proceed as on the video. If the intersection which is farthest up and to the right of your colored area happens to have a horizontal thread on top of it, then you must trace back the row of canvas intersections back to its origin. By "origin" I mean the first intersection in that diagonal row that is in the color that you are begining to stitch with. This will be where you will take your first stitch. Proceed up and to the left (over the steps) until you get to the final stitch in that diagonal row. That will be your last stitch. To commence the next (diagonal) row look to the left for the vertical canvas intersection and take that as the first stitch in your next -- or "down" -- row of stitches. Remember, you "walk up the steps, slide down the poles". Happy stitching and thanks for watching the video. Stephen PS -- Look for a video on this subject in the future because I realize now that this IS pretty complicated and would do better as a video rather than some lengthy boring response on KZbin! Ha.

[@armadilloflatsTX]

Thank you. Very helpful video.

[@franlooving4203]

I didn't understand the words most of the time, but the visuals were great. Thank you.

[@tamarajudson]

What is the material called that he demonstrated with the black string

[@stephenjanick391]

Tamara Judson hi Tamara - I believe what you are referring to is the canvas - it’s called “mono deluxe” or just “needlepoint canvas” and it comes in different sizes or counts the most popular being 13/14 or 18

[@tamarajudson]

@@stephenjanick391 great thanks!

[@maeolaogden5223]

Looking for a needlepoint chapter in the San Diego, CA area. Does anyone know of chapter in my area?

[@russellpalmer4531]

You probably have gotten the answer to this question but if not please go to www.needlepoint.org/ and you can find the closest chapter to your location, hope this was helpful albeit a bit delayed

[@Louise-xr5ok]

I am using a canvas where I I can’t see the intersections . ?

[@stephenjanick391]

OK -- well that's not a problem. Just decide after your first stitch whether you wish to take your second stitch to the left of your first stitch or immediately underneath your first stitch. That will be your second stitch. Depending on which way you decided to go -- either immediately to the left or immediately underneath, you will look down and to the right (if your second stitch was to the left of your first stitch) or up and to the left (if your second stitch was underneath your first stitch) for your third stitch. Complete the stitch. That is the end of your second row. Just two stitches. Now you will begin your third "row". Remember the rows that we are speaking of are diagonal rows (not horizontal or vertical). So, your third row will begin in the opposite manner than your second row, so -- if you went to the left to start your second row, you will go underneath to start your third row (and all odd numbered rows from here on out) and if you went underneath to begin row number two then you will begin row number three by going to the left (which is how you will begin all of your odd numbered rows from now on). Your even numbered rows will begin as you began your second row. I hope that makes sense. It's a lot I know. The gist is that you proceed pretty much as normal without concern for the weave of the canvas. You will do "up" rows and "down" rows you just don't need to concern yourself with whether your up rows are taking place over horizontal threads ("steps") or whether your "down" rows are sliding down the "poles". Lucky you! Stephen PS -- Thanks for watching the video.

[@Louise-xr5ok]

@@stephenjanick391 thank you

[@COLLECTIONDART]

Exceptional explanation!

[@KevinSmith-xo4dm]

Omg needle work is so easy

[@carlaklein1511]

Your camera needs to be closer so we can see the stitches.

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[@annw-sauls312]

Too bad the examples of the three tent stitch methods were stitched in such a dark color they are basically useless cause only the half-cross can be discerned. Mid light tones work much better than dark or bold colors. TBS you know this. Otherwise a nice how-to.

[@helenmorton4155]

Please, never use a dark thread, or white, or very light. It is near impossible to see the stitches. Thank you.

[@RNeedlepoint]

Excellent point. So sorry. If I redo the video I certainly will not. Thanks for the suggestion. Stephen

[@sheilatalbot9384]

totally confused

[@shoshanajennlubin2673]

It's did not help me at Al because he's bad at it

[@russellpalmer4531]

hmmm... never received a comment such as this. If you would like to call our shop perhaps I could explain a better method of beginners basketweave for you. We have taught thousands of people both at our shop and our retreats. let us know. I hope you have a better positive day

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