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Custom Nautical Flag Needlepoint Belt

Always the classic concept, we’ve finally added the nautical flag needlepoint belt to our personalized needlepoint shop.

International maritime signal flags were used around the world for hundreds of years.  Flags would be hoisted to communicate between ship captains.

Each of the flags on the belt stand for a letter, and the needlepoint belt below spells out Jacob Payson Chamberlain.

Order your own custom needlepoint canvas, and we will adjust the flags to your request and fit it to your exact waist size.  If you’d like to change the background color or modify the design in any way, feel free to contact us directly, we’d be happy to help design the belt of your dreams!

Maritime Nautical Flag Needlepoint Belt

Maritime Nautical Flag Needlepoint Belt

Custom Needlepoint Belt Canvas Preview

Custom Needlepoint Belt Canvas Preview

 

Waverly Needlepoint Wool Custom Needlepoint Kits

If you have been on our website today, you will notice three changes.

#1.  We now offer Waverly needlepoint wool for our custom needlepoint kits.  This is a 3 ply wool that is similar to Paternayan.  The main difference with Waverly, is that all three plys are the same thickness.  It is made by the Brown Sheep Company right next door in Nebraska.  The wool is actually raised in our home state of Colorado!

Waverly Needlepoint Wool

Waverly Needlepoint Wool

#2.  10 and 12 mesh canvas are available on our online needlepoint designer. (see below)

#3.  The maximum needlepoint canvas size is no longer 13 x 19 inches, we’ve increased the maximum size to 40 inches wide!

This is brand new and we are still testing it, so if you encounter any problems, please email us.  Your help is greatly appreciated!

Needlepoint Canvas Mesh Count

Custom Needlepoint Pillows

We are making custom needlepoint pillows!

These two pillows were just finished and look great!

You can look at our website for some of our modern needlepoint designs, personalized needlepoint designs, or if you’d prefer us to make a custom pillow with your own design, we’d love to do that.

Both pillows in this photo are stitched using wool, and are on 12 mesh canvas.  Prices for ring bearer pillows start at $100 and for 14 x 14 inch pillows start around $160.  We go by the number of stitches and size.

For photo pillows, the maximum number of colors is 14, but we’re happy to help design the pillow for you, just email us the photo along with your ideas, and we’ll put together a preview for you.  (Photo pillows are more expensive than the normal, by typically $40-$60 depending on the design)

Of course, if you’d prefer to stitch your own needlepoint canvas, we’d be happy to help with the needlepoint design, and also offer a pillow finishing service.

Custom Needlepoint Pillows

Custom Needlepoint Pillows

 

Greek Key Border Around Custom Needlepoint Photo

I think all of our readers will appreciate how well this custom needlepoint canvas turned out this week!

Our customer requested a greek key border to go around their dog, and to remove the background so they could needlepoint the dog in the photo.

If you have a photo to needlepoint, we can help!  Just email us the photo and your ideas, and we’ll make a digital preview for you.

This custom needlepoint canvas is surrounded by a greek key boarder

This custom needlepoint canvas features a Golden Retriever surrounded by a greek key border

Life Treasures Custom Needlepoint Belt

We had a fun project last week that the customer has agreed to share with everybody!

This needlepoint belt is a collection of places, events and symbols.  It is being made as a graduation gift.

I’m calling it a Life Treasures belt.  We started with about 20 ideas, and then they decided to get the grad’s opinion to make sure they like all the elements.

A few rounds back and forth and we had an amazing personalized needlepoint belt canvas!  I’m sure this will be worn with pride…

Life Treasurers Needlepoint Belt Canvas

Chihuahua Needlepoint Kit

We’re always looking for more cute dogs to needlepoint!

This new Chihuahua needlepoint kit is 13 inches wide and 9.7 inches high on a 16 x 13 inch 14 mesh canvas.

Is your Chihuahua different colors?  Send us a photo and let us make a digital preview of your needlepoint kit for you, or try it yourself and design your own custom needlepoint at our website: www.NeedlePaint.com

Preview of the Chihuahua Needlepoint Kit with 15 colors

Preview of the Chihuahua Needlepoint Kit with 15 colors

Custom Navy Needlepoint Belt Preview

We’ve been quite busy designing personalized needlepoint belts the last few weeks!

I had to share this one, as it really came out well.

The flag and eagle with anchor only repeat once, but I would have had to cut them in half to make the preview accurate, so I left them on both sides so you could see them!

Some of the elements came from our Airplane Needlepoint Belt but new additions were the Eagle with Anchor, the Navy Logo, the Wings, Navy Chapel, and Navy Insignia.

If you have any custom needlepoint ideas, let us know!

Preview of the Navy Needlepoint Belt

Preview of the Navy Needlepoint Belt

 

The Navy Needlepoint Canvas for a Belt

The Actual Personalized Needlepoint Canvas

Hand Painted Needlepoint Cat Portrait

Sometimes we get requests for hand painted needlepoint canvases, and other times, we’re asked to design canvases that really need a painter’s skill set.

Being in the Denver area, we are fortunate to have a local canvas painter that loves to paint animals!  This cat was done for a customer who does not have any single good photo.  I spoke with the customer and mentioned that I know a painter who would love to work on this project and interpret all the photos into one design and they agreed.

And I’m glad they did!  They are loving this custom needlepoint project!

If you would like to needlepoint your photo check out our website www.NeedlePaint.com, and if prefer to work hand painted canvases, please email us.

Hand Painted Needlepoint Cat on 18 mesh canvas

Hand Painted Needlepoint Cat on 18 mesh canvas

Yachting Needlepoint Belts

Do you know any sailors or yachties?  We’ve got the perfect gift idea!

Why not get them a personalized needlepoint belt with their yacht name?

This belt features a line diagram of the yacht, the name, the boat company’s logo, a lime, and a martini glass.  Other ideas for a belt are yacht club burgees, nautical flags, state flags, anchors, the possibilities are endless!

Each belt is hand stitched on 18 mesh canvas and uses 100% top grain leather.  Or, you can buy a custom needlepoint kit and stitch it yourself!  If you are interested in either option, go to our website, NeedlePaint.com, and contact us.

Each order is designed to the exact size required, and a digital preview is emailed for approval.

Preview of a Custom Yacht Needlepoint Belt

Preview of a Custom Yacht Needlepoint Belt

Most Excellent Needlepoint Crest Pillow

Barbara B recently emailed a picture of the needlepoint pillow she made from a needlepoint kit she ordered from us.

Just in time for Christmas, the receiver absolutly loves it, and who can blame them!

Look at the great stitching, and the piping really works well with it.

Also, the back side is done in a patriotic solid blue velvet plush.

National War College Crest Needlepoint Pillow

National War College Crest Needlepoint Pillow