Tent Stitch

This stitch covers the canvas well but also tends to distort it. Once again though it's great for working smaller areas and we use it a lot on finer needlepoint kits (14hpi) for detail areas. On the "wrong" side of the canvas you will see a diagonal stitch.

Basketweave Stitch

The 'Holy Grail' of basic needlepoint stitches. It allows good coverage of the canvas with the least distortion.  This is the main stitch on our finer detail 14hpi kits.

You should use basketweave whenever there is a larg(ish) area to be stitched. It is named for the basketweave pattern it forms on the "wrong" side of the canvas. Work this stitch diagonally, starting at the top right hand corner of the area.