# [Compare tent-stitch working paths](https://threadcabin.com/explore/317/compare-tent-stitch-working-paths)

> Half-cross, continental and basketweave can show similar front diagonals while using different reverse paths. Compare coverage, consumption and distortion on the actual canvas.

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- Language: en
- Published: 2026-09-25T17:26:34.7697174+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-25T17:26:39.5852304+00:00
- Craft: Embroidery
- Primary image: [Illustration: Front and reverse views of two needlepoint tent-stitch samples on open canvas, showing the same diagonal face and different reverse coverage.](https://threadcabin.com/images/explore/focused/tent-stitch.jpg)

Half-cross, continental and basketweave can show similar front diagonals while using different reverse paths. Compare coverage, consumption and distortion on the actual canvas.

## Before you start

Have the chart key, chart width and height, fabric thread count and threads crossed by each stitch. Keep floss strands separate from fabric threads.

## Try this example

Work three ten-by-ten blocks using the linked methods, labeling both faces. Do not use the yarn consumption of the sparsest reverse as the budget for all three.

## Check your result

- Count from two independent reference points before filling a large area. Verify the outer stitched dimensions on the actual ground; include finishing fabric separately.
- Changing fabric count changes physical size, not chart complexity. Fractional stitches, mixed scales and non-square grounds need explicit chart instructions.

## Sources

- [rsnstitchbank.org: basketweave tent stitch](https://rsnstitchbank.org/stitch/basketweave-tent-stitch)
- [rsnstitchbank.org: counted thread](https://rsnstitchbank.org/technique/counted-thread)

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## Sources and provenance

- [Fabric count, stitch size, and thread coverage](https://threadcabin.com/explore/6/fabric-count-stitch-size-and-thread-coverage)
- [Plan needlepoint from canvas count](https://threadcabin.com/explore/316/plan-needlepoint-from-canvas-count)
- [Estimate floss from a stitched sample](https://threadcabin.com/explore/306/estimate-floss-from-a-stitched-sample)