Explore some unique framing ideas to inspire you on your next needlepoint project!
Here you can find the stitch guides to 5 of our Christmas Needlepoint Ornaments. Find inspiration to use various different stitches to create a textured look, that works great when the ornaments are finished! Christmas Night (designed by Teresa Rego) 1 - Skipped Tent Stitch 2 - Brick Stitch 3 - Mosaic Diagonal Stitch 4 - Tent Stitch 5 - French Knot Stitch 6 - Mosaic Diagonal Stitch Bird's head and tail - Longstitch Bauble Flora (designed by Teresa Rego) 1- Custom Long Stitch 2- Upright Cross Stitch 3- Wicker Stitch 4- Tent Stitch 5- Gobelin Stitch 6- Long Stitch 7- Brick Stitch 8- Woven Pattern Stitch Christmas Star (designed by Ingrid Winkler) 1- Woven Pattern Stitch 2- Custom Long Stitch 3- Horizontal Hungarian Stitch 4- French Knot Stitch Winter Lodge (designed by Zoe Wodarz) 1- Fern Stitch 2- Long Stitch 3- Gobelin Stitch 4- Double Brick Stitch Reflection: Pink Center (designed by Zoe Wodarz) 1- Wicker Stitch 2- T Stitch 3- Gobelin Stitch 4- Upright Cross Stitch 5- Leaf Stitch 6- Double Brick Stitch Orange Snowing Star (designed by Leonor Violeta) 1- Gobelin Stitch 2- Upright Cross Stitch 3- French Knot Stitch Happy Stitching!
A free guide to stitching your Blue Bow Needlepoint project.
In this blog post, we present a creative solution to protect your shades in style. We will be teaching you how to craft your own personalized needlepoint sunglasses case that will not only keep your eyewear safe but also add a touch of fun and cuteness to your everyday essentials.
We've create a go-to guide for all things needlepoint finishing filled with project ideas, finisher names, and tons of info for stitchers of all levels!
Millennials are rediscovering needlepoint, an analog hobby that forces you to be IRL.
Learn 3 different ways on how to stitch needlepoint letters into your projects. Our techniques greatly help with stitching the needlepoint alphabet!
Ahhh, summer! Is there any better time of the year? Spring allergies have settled, mosquitos are aplenty, the nights are short, and the days are fragrant with meadows and wildflowers. Truly, the most wonderful time to spend all your time outdoors. Unless, that is, you live in Furnace Creek; then summer might be a curse word for you. However, we believe that the majority of people can soak in the sun without shriveling to a dehydrated lump of hide, and if you’re looking for some summer activity ideas to make the most of this gorgeous season, this is our list dedicated to exactly that.
If it’s wrong to pick up a hobby right before you have two kids and your life changes, I don’t want to be right. ha! I recently picked up needlepointing and I am even more…
Uneven stitches on your needlepoint canvas can be distracting. Like the pimple that appears the morning of your wedding, an off-tension stitch can become the only thing you see. But smooth needlepoint stitches are within easy reach.
I've seen a lot of different needlepoint canvases of people. There are some simple portraits, and then there are some very detailed portraits. Certainly doing people in needlepoint would be time consuming, but I think the results are worth the time. They are beautiful canvases. One of the type of needlepoint portrait that I've seen is a reproduction of a master painting. There are definitely a lot of canvases available of paintings from artists like Vermeer, Picasso, Matisse, Degas, and Renoir. The work in progress on the right by Robyne Melia looks like it's being copied from a Ingres painting. What's amazing about this person is that they are free-stitching it. She didn't draw in the different colors and where they were going to place them. She is deciding as she goes. It looks like it's going to be very impressive! I'm definitely already impressed, and it's only about 1/3 of the way finished! The painting below is a painted canvas by Barbara Russell. We love it! Not only is the portrait fabulous, but with all of the fun colors and shapes, you really could do a lot of different fun stitches and practice using fun fibers as well! Another technique of using needlepoint for a portrait can be seen in the following canvas. The artist, Megan Morman, uses saturated colors and a pop art kind of feel to paint her subjects. The colors are not usually naturalistic. A lot of her pieces look like snapshots that had the colors modified. I like how detailed she got in her pieces, yet they still keep a very individualistic aspect. The way she has shaded them looks painterly. Like I have mentioned in other posts, needlepoint and needle arts have been around forever, but they are still respected and often used as art forms in contemporary art shown in galleries. Ms. Morman's work has been shown in galleries. You can view it and other pictures of hers on her Flickr page. There are a lot of artists that people find inspiring. It seems almost natural to want to have a piece of your favorite artist's work on your wall. However, you may not be able to afford to buy an original, or even a print, or maybe you just want to make one of their images your own. The artist below, MeroSmero, really liked the art of Piero Fornasetti and decided to do a needlepoint of one of his images. I like that she took an image that was inspired by a classical portrait, that had then been modified and made humorous, and made it her own by translating it into needlepoint, which is a traditonal art form, much like the painting had originally been. It's kind of funny when you think how art is inpsired by traditional art forms as well as contemporary. If you'd like to see other work she has done, you can visit her page on Flickr. If you would like to try a portrait for your next project, we certainly have many canvases ready made that have people as their subjects. However Jim, our custom painter, can take one of your photos and make a custom piece just for you! The photo on the right is his version of the famous Obama poster. Whether you want something graphic or something very naturalistic and detailed, he would be able to help you. Portraits are very personal and can really help show someone's true self. Doing a needlepoint portrait would be a great way to personalize a portrait and make it unique.
Finishing a needlepoint pillow is a fun and easy project - all you need is a sewing machine and some great fabric to make the piece stand out!
Based on one of the many traditional needlework crafts, these vintage needlepoint designs might just inspire you to get creative in all-new ways!
Spider Spun makes one-of-a-kind holiday heirlooms stockings, fully hand-stitched by an embroidery artisan spending up to 100 hours designing, stitching, and finishing each piece. An ideal blend of seasonally bright colors, vintage-inspired design, and quality materials come together in the Ski Slopes Stitched Stocking, a holiday tradition you and yours will treasure for years to come. Product Details Hand-stitched needlepoint stocking in 100% pure English wool. Finished with classic velvet backing fabric. Piping custom made to match backing. Lined with off-white satin twill. Care Instructions Dry-clean. Size & Fit Stocking: 11" W x 16.5" H Hanging loop: 3" H Shipping Details This item is made-to-order. Please allow 12-16 weeks for production and 5-7 days for standard delivery. Return Policy This item is final sale and not available for return.
This time of year, we get an influx of new customers who want to learn how to stitch, and often their first question is, “where are your beginner pieces?” Answering that is a process because every person has different taste. Here are a few things to consider if you’re taking up needlepoint in the new year...
Learn how to needlepoint with this guide to velvet stitch. Great for creating a fur-like texture for animals or can be used for needlepoint rugs
Bargello Stitch: A Pattern Directory for Dramatic Needlepoint by Laura and Lynsey Angell is a must-have book for anyone with an interest in bargello. Packed with colourful designs, detailed instructions and great photography, it will inspire you to bust out bounties of bold coloured bargello!
Hello, Artemisians! McNeill here, hoping that this post finds you and your loved ones healthy and as calm as current events allow. Keeping my hands busy is one way I'm maintaining my own calm, and needlepoint is my usual craft of choice--outside, whenever possible! :) A Family (Crafting) History My mother has always been creative, and as a kid I loved to raid her boxes and baskets of supplies and dream up ideas for them. She had loads of fabric from various sewing projects (including plenty of mother-daughter matching outfits, Halloween costumes, window valances, and even one of my homecoming dresses), yarn for crocheting and needlepoint, stencils and craft paint. The smell of Mod Podge still takes me immediately to the Christmas where she decorated baskets with these dramatic starched bows made from printed fabrics. I'm lucky enough now to live with several of her needlecrafts, my favorite of which is a beautiful Parisian street scene in crewelwork (above, and detail below right). Just next to it on the wall is a counted cross stitch she designed to match some fabulous 70's bamboo patterned wallpaper. In our bedroom is another of her cross stitch samplers, a pattern she also stitched for both of my older sisters' weddings. Raiding my mother's crafting stash aside, I didn't pick up needlepoint myself until later. My husband and I lived in Vietnam for several years, and I found myself craving a craft that required little equipment or space, and that I'd be able to find supplies for locally. On a visit home, I swiped her book A New World of Needlepoint, and took it back with me along with some canvas and whatever fiber she had on hand. For a while I found bits of patterns on Pinterest (there are some beautiful scanned pages from vintage Russian and Czech books!), and slowly collected a few books to play with. I know that the normal thing is to stitch on a painted canvas (Lycette is an amazing source for them), but I've been working off of charts (mostly from vintage books) since I started stitching, and find that I prefer it. It is so exciting to see a pattern come together out of nothing! I have made plenty of mistakes that way, which are always annoying to fix, but still love it. The first full piece I finished was the pattern below, adapted by Beth Russell from an embroidery work by May Morris, daughter of William. My version is stitched entirely in DMC floss, which is definitely not ideal for needlepoint, but is what I could find locally, and worked just fine. Favorite Needlepoint Books I love to look for vintage needlepoint (and other needle and folk art) books wherever I am. The ones I stitch from most often are Maggie Lane's Needlepoint by Design and More Needlepoint By Design. The projects are usually that sweet spot for me of some figurative (lots of attention and counting needed) and plenty of repetitive geometrics (can be done on autopilot). Another favorite is Mary Martin's Needlepoint, by the Broadway star who will always be Peter Pan to me. :) It's more memoir (via needlepoint) than pattern book, with stories behind her own pieces as well as those that others have stitched. Among my favorite projects highlighted are a pair of clasped hands stitched on teeny-tiny mesh (below left--the stitched area is just 2
In honor of April's @ndlptclub theme of Naughty Needlepoint, I wanted to release another free cheeky chart! This chart contains some vulgar language, so if that upsets you, please skip this blog post.
The guide everyone has been waiting for! How-to create a needlepoint canvas using your Cricut.
We have recently re-stocked the Vintage Home Online Store with some of the most beautiful items, all in glorious, rich colours - just perfect for the Autumn season and its cooler temperatures. Our favourite find is this truly stunning vintage needlepoint bag. It bears detailed hand sewn work with the most amazing design of a woodpecker, roses, cherries and blossom. This isn't one of those dainty little bags that sit over your wrist - oh no, this is a very large bag and comes with an adjustable shoulder strap so it is easy to use and carry around - and trust me, you will want to be seen with this beauty! The rich colours of the wool stand out remarkably against the black background so you will definitely get noticed when you are out and about with it! Superb colours also abound in the form of an exceedingly pretty, hand sewn floral tapestry. A PAIR - yes, that's right - a PAIR of immaculate, vintage eiderdowns... ...in magnificent and pretty colours against a black background. A vintage rosy barkcloth bag. An Art Deco chenille curtain with one of the finest designs we have seen... ...all in glorious colours. An early hand sewn beadwork bag - yet more wondrous colours. those turquoise beads are beautiful. The tiniest 'petit point' roses needlepoint bracelet - how utterly charming! As well as these super items, we also have a wealth of other vintage and antique treasures in many guises, pale & pretty and practical & pretty - this French postcard album is a thing of beauty... ...and the dainty embroidery on this vanity tray will delight. These delicate handpainted violets adorn a silk lingerie case, a genuine Victorian boudoir accessory. A pale yellow eiderdown covered in pretty posies of flowers including sweet peas, carnations and bellis; wonderful! We hope you enjoy your browse through the shop and don't forget, we are always out and about, seeking those special vintage treasures for the website, so if you are searching for a particular something, why not get in touch and we'll see if we can find it for you...
