Needlepoint backgrounds are an ideal place to experiment with decorative stitches. Because these areas are larger, they offer more room to play and open up a wider range of stitch possibilities.
Here are some needlepoint kits that showcase fun background stitches you may not have considered before.
Balloon Stitch
The Witch's Legs Halloween needlepoint design features an easy, quick-to-stitch, Balloon stitch.
The Balloon Stitch is best worked in columns up and down. It uses long stitches, so secure your thread under adjacent smaller stitches.
Open Alternating Cashmere
Baby Sleeping Unicorn has a fun open background stitch that uses alternating cashmere stitches. This is best used when there is a larger area of background, because it requires space to establish the pattern.
The stitch is easiest if you stitch all the cashmere horizontal stitches and then all the vertical stitches (or vice versa). Each cashmere stitch is made up of: Over 1; Over 2 x 6; Over 1.
Double Brick Darning Pattern
The Bathroom Sign needlepoint design uses another quick and easy open stitch that forms a pretty pattern.
Diagonal Triple Parisian Stitch
This is a great stitch for sky backgrounds because it has movement/direction.
In fact, all three of the main stitches in the Summer Dinghy design are versatile needlepoint background stitches. See the stitch guide for the Hungarian stitch (water) and Diagonal Scotch stitch (sand).
Shop In Stock needlepoint kits to try any of these fun needlepoint background stitches.
