basket weave

needlepoint

Also known as: diagonal stitch

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The term "basket weave" describes a textile pattern that resembles the interlaced look of a plaited basket. In needlepoint, a type of canvas embroidery, the "basket weave" stitch is a popular choice, also known as the diagonal stitch. This stitch creates a firmer fabric compared to others, though it requires more yarn. Needlepoint itself involves counting stitches and working them with a needle over a canvas foundation, with various types like petit point and gros point distinguished by the canvas mesh size.12

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needlepoint
In the 20th century the basket weave, or diagonal, stitch has achieved widespread popularity. It produces a firmer fabric but also uses more yarn than the tent stitch.
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In the 20th century the basket weave, or diagonal, stitch has achieved widespread popularity. It produces a firmer fabric but also uses more yarn than the tent stitch.
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plain weave
…dimity and bengaline, and the basket weave, in which two or more filling yarns, or a single heavier yarn, pass alternately over and under two or more warp yarns, as in oxford shirting and monk’s cloth.
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…dimity and bengaline, and the basket weave, in which two or more filling yarns, or a single heavier yarn, pass alternately over and under two or more warp yarns, as in oxford shirting and monk’s cloth.
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