REVERSED BASKETWEAVE STITCH
The Reversed Basketweave Stitch is,
as the name implies, the basketweave stitch in reverse. The tent part of the stitch that is normally viewed on the front of the piece is formed on the back of the piece. The basketweave look that is normally formed on the back of the piece is formed on the front of the piece. This stitch is worked diagonally, using straight stitches. Be sure to fill in the edges of the area in which you are working with small filling stitches. Six diagrams have been used to demonstrate this stitch.
Reversed Basketweave Stitch - Diagram 1:
Bring the needle up at A, move to the right over one canvas thread, bring the needle down at B. Bring the needle up at C, move up over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at D. This completes the first reversed basketweave stitch. Now, continue on to Diagram 2...
Reversed Basketweave Stitch - Diagram 2:
Beginning where we left off at D, bring the needle up at E, move up over one canvas thread, bring the needle down at F. Bring the needle up at G, move to the right over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at A. This completes the second reversed basketweave stitch. Now, continue on to Diagram 3...
Reversed Basketweave Stitch - Diagram 3:
Beginning where we left off at A, bring the needle up at H, move to the right over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at I. Bring the needle up at J, move to the right over one canvas thread, bring the needle down at K. At this point, we do not work a complete stitch, we merely begin multiple reversed basket weave stitches. We will complete these stitches as we continue on to Diagram 4...
Reversed Basketweave Stitch - Diagram 4:
Beginning where we left off at K, bring the needle up at L, move up over one canvas thread, bring the needle down at C. Bring the needle up at M, move up over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at E. Bring the needle up at N, move up over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at O. Now, continue on to Diagram 5...
Reversed Basketweave Stitch - Diagram 5:
Beginning where we left off at O, bring the needle up at P, move to the right over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at H. Bring the needle up at Q, move to the right over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at J. Bring the needle up at R, move to the right over two canvas threads, bring the needle down at S. Now, continue on to Diagram 6...
Reversed Basketweave Stitch - Diagram 6:
This diagram illustrates how the reversed basketweave stitch should look when complete...
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