http://www.sweet-sundays.com/home-main/my-3-favorite-needlepoint-background-stitches
A lot of folks seem to like Nobuko Stitch and t-stitch for backgrounds as well. Here are diagrams I found online. Nobuko is first.
http://rittenhouseneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2011/10/stitch-of-week-nobuko.html
https://theflyingneedles.com/blogs/news/nobuko-stitch?se_activity_id=158726652130&syclid=ctv7shrbb0rc73airahg&utm_campaign=Introducing+12+Stitches+in+12+Months_158726652130&utm_medium=email&utm_source=shopify_email
And here is t-stitch.
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2017/02/t-stitch.html
I don't have a favorite background stitch myself. I use a different one with each canvas as they all seem to need something different. Still, if you are stumped for a background, the stitches above all work well.
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright May 18, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
And here is t-stitch.
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2017/02/t-stitch.html
I don't have a favorite background stitch myself. I use a different one with each canvas as they all seem to need something different. Still, if you are stumped for a background, the stitches above all work well.
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright May 18, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
