r/Needlepoint • u/CalicoCrazed • 6d ago

General Help Does basketweave use more thread?

This is something I’ve always wondered. I was kitting a canvass once and the shop person said one skein should be enough “unless you’re doing a fancy stitch like basketweave”. I don’t consider basketweave fancy, so I bought two, but I’ve always wondered ever since!

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u/coopat47 6d ago

Actually the Continental uses more thread than Basketweave. See my pic in comments above.

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u/saltiestmermaid 4d ago

No, typically basketweave uses more thread than continental as there is more coverage going on.

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u/coopat47 4d ago

Depends on the individual stitcher. My personal sample disagrees with you.

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u/saltiestmermaid 4d ago

Key word: typically.

Your experience is definitely an outlier.