Screen printed canvas with hand painting gives the needlepointer of today the best of both worlds. On one hand you have the use of technology which allows an artist to take a photograph or art, refine it and...
After buying several supposed partially finished needlepoint projects (from established sellers) and finding them to be not that at all, I think it is time for a real definition. Needlepoint is NOT crewel...
How to stitch a painted canvas?? When stitching a painted canvas you can sometimes see the ink mark from the designers line drawing which is done prior to painting the canvas, remember to keep your stitches...
You see them in the titles and descriptions of needlepoint pieces all the time, but what do they mean? How can I be sure that when I bid I get an item which is a pleasure to stitch? I’ve been doing...
Crewel is the use of yarns or floss on various types of regular fabric.The background is fabric, rather than stitching, as in needlepoint. Cross stitch may be stamped or counted on aida cloth or even weave....
If, like me, you love needlepoint canvases by a particular designer, eBay can be a marvelous tool for finding canvases, even ones which haven’t been made for many years! The key is to use the “favorite...
Needlepoint is a much loved form or art. As a stitcher myself I know the hard work that goes into each and every project. This guide is to give you ideas and inform you of things available on the market today...
There is a particular form of needlepoint art called Long Stitch. Long Stitch is an adventure in needlepoint; worked vertically or horizontally following the printed outline on the mono canvas. It's...
I think this is a valid question in today's world and especially with the economy what it is. Where have all the needle workers gone???I've talked to fellow shop owners, who like myself are lamenting about the...