The ancient roots of needlepoint embroidery can be traced back to the Egyptians. The Egyptians used tent stitches to stitch their tents made of canvas. It was only in the 16th century that needlepoint embroidery became popular and in the era of Queen Victoria women would pass hours doing needlepoint embroidery. It became a popular …
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When you undertake needlepoint embroidery you might want a design that is not available in most needlepoint kits. It is here that you have to use Custom needlepoint printing. Here the photo that you are planning to stitch would be transferred into canvas and then you can start your needlepoint stitching accordingly. This photo could …
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If you had an option what would you choose, a simple bag or a “Louis Vuitton” bag? The answer would be the second one, as you are a fashion expert and you know how to appreciate the best. When it comes to needlepoint embroidery experts the beauty of using a Hand Painted Needlepoint Canvas is …
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You have completed your needlepoint embroidery. During the period that you have stitched in the canvas, the canvas is not straight or maintains its original shape. Therefore you would need to pin the canvas on the blocking board to straighten it. This is the most and easy method to straighten your needlepoint embroidery canvas. If …
If you have just started on needlepoint embroidery one of the challenges that you would face like most beginners understands How to Estimate Needlepoint Yarn Quantities. Most experts in this field have their own way and you have to choose one which is comfortable to you and easy also. Following the Popular Method In the …
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When you start your needlepoint stitching project there would be so many questions that you might have in mind like what are the different stitches that you would need to use, how you would measure your yarn etc. Since you do not have an expert nearby you would need a handbook or the Needlepoint Stitch …
Needlepoint embroidery is very beautiful and the person who undertakes this embroidery finds it very relaxing. Of course you would need loads of tact and patience to do this embroidery. How do you start doing this embroidery? If love doing embroidery you would need to buy a needlepoint kit for a beginners among the various …
After you have bought your needlepoint embroidery’s painted canvas you would need to add stitches to it. Picking Stitches in Needlepoint is an important decision that you would need to take and using the accurate stitch in a right manner would polish your art and make the canvas beautiful. Where do you use tent stitches? …
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Needlepoint embroidery is beautiful traditional embroidery which has been popular since the 16th century. Here the yarn is stitched using a canvas. Most needlepoint embroidery use a variety of stitches but the traditional ones just use tent stitch in different colors to make the design look beautiful. The detail in the embroidery is caused by …