Does anyone have resources or suggestions on where to find charts for letters? I’m looking to make a few saying canvases. Looking for a variety of fonts. I’ve purchased a chart from Morgan julia and it’s been great, just looking for some more!

Working on a new project and looking for suggestions for fun stitches to do in the larger areas. I have only worked basketweave and would love to try something new! TIA

I’m looking to start needlepoint. My husband and I buy a lot of needlepoint decor and hats so I’m hoping to be able to make stuff for us.

What’s the best beginner kit you recommend for purchase online? Thank you!

I bought a painted canvas and needed to put letters on it. I transferred them on to the canvas in pen but I did my calculations wrong and accounted for an extra letter. Can I remove the ink without damaging the painted canvas?

I want to make a needlepoint sunglasses case (as my current one is dying a death) but hate spending money. Has anyone made their own mono canvas/aida/similar? How did you do it? Do you have advice for me? Google is not helping, it keeps telling me how to make my own needlepoint patterns and that's not what I'm looking for. :P

Right now my plan is to use my frame loom (or a pin loom?) and do a simple plain weave, but I'm open to any/all ideas.

Thank you for any assistance!

Thanks to all the fellow needle pointers who reached out showing interest in my vintage stash. I decided to just go ahead and list them on Mercari. You can see them over there if you are interested. ❤️

Hi I just recently received a canvas from an online shop and the shop recommended a size 28 tapestry needle for the canvas. The canvas also gave a list of different options of dmc to use (six strand, retors mat, tapestry wool, and pearl cotton #5). I wanted to try something other than the six strand so I decided on using the pearl cotton. I already ordered the size 28 needles and the thread. However I realized afterwards that, that size needle and thread might not work together. Does anyone know if I can use the two together or do I need to go up a needle size? Would it be possible with a needle threader? Thanks for the help. :)

125000 stitches and a year to complete.

Aight, so I'm starting this as my secondary piece to pick away at when I need a break from my main piece. I wanted to use this as a sampler too because I'm a beginner and want to practice and learn different stitches.

Any advice for starting out a geometric piece like this or just go for it? I already know I won't be planning the whole thing out in advance, stitches or threads. Thanks!!

Hello. Not my first post about this piece and 💯 will not be the last. Lol. Biggest and hardest piece I've ever undertaken.

My stitch guide said to use diagonal knit stitch for the scarf on this stocking. I'm about halfway done and it just looks so...straight...to me. And the shading is way too abrupt and I feel like I would be better off using a single red/green instead of trying to shade.

Also trying to create angles by going down a row with the red on the 4th and 8th sections but I feel like it looks like I made a mistake rather than helping with that wavy effect.

Trust the process? Come back to it later? Halp please and thank you 🙏

I need to destash this stuff. Seriously. 😂 it’s an illness. 😂

Hi all, I will be traveling to Nice and the French Riviera soon and am looking for shops when I can buy a canvas or kit. A Google search didn’t really pull up much, so if anyone has any recommendations they would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

I would like to finish my own leather dog collar and I can’t seem to find any tutorials for dog collars or belts. Are people buying leather dog collars and adding the canvas or are they starting from scratch with leather and a buckle?

It seems like starting from a leather dog collar would require ripping up the stitches in the leather and adding the canvas underneath and top stitching. Any insight would be much appreciated!

I've been designing + painting my own canvases lately, and I'm considering opening a shop to sell digital patterns/charts in order to help cover some unexpected expenses. If you purchase charts to paint your own canvases, would you mind answering a few questions for me? I'd greatly appreciate any and all feedback!

• Where do you look for charts to purchase?
• How much are you typically comfortable paying for a chart?
• Is there anything you like to be included in the digital download other than the chart itself?
• Does seeing a photo of a completed canvas vs. a digital mockup have any sway on your intent to purchase?
• Is there anything you've struggled to find charts for? (i.e. themes, locations, etc. For me, it would be Canada patterns for my upcoming trip!)

Hey! I am attempting to paint my own canvas for the first time and was wondering if I can do a 1:1 transfer from the cross stitch setting in stitch fiddle? As in if I paint a design in the cross stitch setting can I immediately paint it onto the canvas without any conversions? That might not have made sense so sorry if this sounds stupid

Hey have any of you used Contrado or another fabric printing company for custom printed canvases? Just wondering if people have any + or - experiences or not with these companies.

Hi do y’all have a preference of painted over printed canvases? Does the accompanying printed paper grid key that comes with the printed canvas help or hinder your work?Just curious people’s opinions. Thanks!

Hi all, I’m working on a large project (a stocking) and I’m about 80% done and the canvas is starting to look almost fuzzy in some parts, like the thread has more fall out no matter how much I twist it. I’m using silk and ivory.

When it gets wet when the piece gets blocked before finishing, does that help with some of the fuzziness? Or is there another technique that can be used to keep the canvas smooth and nice after it’s already been stitched?

Also side note Q, I’m using silk and ivory on 13 mesh and there’s still parts where the canvas shows through cause the thread doesn’t fully over the weave. Is that normal for y’all? This is my first 13 mesh canvas - I usually always go with 18 mesh.

Thank you!

Hi, I am working on a canvas in all basket weave. The color jumps around a lot. Can I turn the canvas upside down and do basket weave the same way? Sometimes when I jump to the next section it starts with the wrong poles or steps so when I jump to the next section I have to carry the thread farther to do basket weave correctly. If I turn the canvas upside down I can continue to basket weave while decreasing the space I have to carry my thread over. So I was curious if this would affect my final piece. TIA!!

Any ideas for how to finish this? This is about 4.5” c 5” is too large for an ornament but not quite large enough for a pillow

Hi, I am new to needlepoint and I have searched reddit, books, Google for the answer to this question.

How do you know how to stitch a shape in needlepoint? I have a canvas with a bird in it that I am stitching, and at the edges I find myself second guessing where one edge of a shape in one color begins and ends. I will look at the paint, think, that looks dark blue, stitch it, realize that it was actually black, the color of the section next to it, and need to undo and restitch. Which can end up eating thread!

I would appreciate any advice or tips you can give please!

Thank you!

Hi!

Not sure if this is a silly question but I’m trying the fern stitch on my second needlepointing project and I’m a little unsure about where to start the border.

This is supposed to be an eyeglass case.

Will the finishing be ruined if I stitch outside the paint? The only other option is leaving a blank spot. Not sure what the right thing to do is and all of the tutorials never show them with a painted canvas.

I’m thinking I should have started up another row to not have that blank spot in the middle.

If anyone could lmk that would be very helpful! And please feel free to ask for clarification I’m new to stitching and am not the best at explaining things 😭

Previously posted canvas finally framed.