Monday, January 21

Basket Weave Stitch ideas


It was a bit quiet this week on my blog due to a combination of being busy with projects like the 5th issue of &Stitches (it will be out soon and it's really fab!) and a bit of the January bleeurgh... but I'm still here! Today I have a couple of Basket Weave Stitch ideas for you. Don't confuse it with the Basket Stitch (which is a fun stitch too, maybe I should discuss that as well soon...) these are just some ideas for stitching to make a Basket Weave effect. I used the first one (top left) in my Abel (see below) and Apple Tree patterns for example.


The one below that (bottom left) is essentially the same stitch but worked diagonally with two stitches instead of three. The stitch on the top right I call a Wonky Hashtag. Simply stitch these quite randomly and add a '+' stitch here and there and you have a basket weave effect. The last one looks actually the least like a basket weave but it's such a fun stitch to do! Maybe if you want to do a real posh basket? It's the Jacobean Couching Stitch. You can find an excellent tutorial for it here.

Hope you enjoyed my little tour of Basket Weave stitches!
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9 comments:

  1. olisa21 January 2013 at 17:52

    Oh, Nicole. You are SUCH a stitching trove of inspiration! Now I want to work some basketweave stitches into one of my current projects. I love how you push and challenge us!

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    1. Nicole Follow the White Bunny21 January 2013 at 19:01

      aaawh thank you Olisa, no one has ever called me a stitching trove of inspiration before! :)

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  2. Annabella21 January 2013 at 18:40

    I love Abel so much but my 4 year old would like the polar bear so I'm just about to order it. Your patterns are beautiful :-)

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    1. Nicole Follow the White Bunny21 January 2013 at 19:02

      I just sent the Polar Bear on it's way to you! Thank you!

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  3. Gertie Pye21 January 2013 at 19:19

    I love the cute little mouse in his balloon! I also love Jacobean Couching Stitch, can't you just imagine being a refined young lady at Hampton Court stitching her sampler? Thanks for the link to the tutorial, lots of great ideas x

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    1. Nicole Follow the White Bunny21 January 2013 at 20:07

      Thank you! I'm not sure if I can imagine being refined but I wouldn't mind stitching a sampler in a fancy castle! :)

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  4. Tisha Dolton26 January 2013 at 17:03

    Very cool stuff as always!

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  5. Unknown8 January 2014 at 17:43

    Thank you!!!! Been looking through my books for a stitch to use for a basket...and I come here and Whala!!! Perfect and easy peasy :-)

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  6. Unknown8 January 2014 at 17:44

    Just what I was looking for :-) thanks bunches

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