Fabric for tent stitch

[DianaRubin]

Hello from Colombia!!!

I want to do my first HAED but I'm a little afraid with the size of it, so I'm thinking on tent stitch, what type and count of fabric do you think is the best? I Want to use 2 strands of fabric.

Big hugs and happy stitching,

Diana

[richardandtracy]

I'm getting ready to start my next project (well, next month, when I have some pocket money to buy the materials), which will be a 23 yo portrait of my wife from when we were on honeymoon:

The image will be tent stitched on 28ct black evenweave if I can get it, or linen if I can't. The reason for the choice - the last image was on linen and I would have preferred not to have areas of slub (where threads are thicker than others because they've been joined).

Regards,

Richard.

[rcperryls]

I have done tent stitching on 25 and 28 ct fabric and much prefer the coverage on 28 ct. using 2 strands of thread. A lot depends on how tight your stitch is. The coverage on the 25 ct was good but not great (in my opinion) so I moved to 28 ct and love it. I do use Anchor black instead of DMC because it is slightly thicker, but other than that I have been very pleased with 28 ct. Looking forward to seeing what you are planning on stitching.

Carole

[cairee]

Ive like tenting on 28,32, and 36 ct (and 48ct with one strand) some have done it on 25ct but I personally dont like the coverage. my favourite 2 strand tent is on 32ct.