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We have a lot of needlepoint kits on our Etsy needlepoint shop. This canvas is one of my favorite needlepoint designs. In this case the customer had us change the saying at the bottom from a name to read “Merry Christmas”. The canvas came out so well, I just had to share it! If you have any custom christmas needlepoint project ideas, let us know, and we’d be happy to desigin needlepoint canvases just for you.
Vintage Christmas Needlepoint Kit
We worked on two more needlepoint belt projects, and they came out really well. We’ve titled these Whisky and Gunpowder and Air School. I can’t wait to see them finished!
You will also notice that we added a new section to our Personalized Needlepoint Shop.
Below these images is a description from our press announcement which explains our process in a little more detail.
Whiskey and Gunpowder Needlepoint Belt Design
Air School Airplane Needlepoint Belt Canvas
Close up of the Air School Needlepoint Belt Design
This week NeedlePaint.com has launched a new needlepoint belt web page. Needlepoint belts have long been a favorite for men and women who love traditional style belts. NeedlePaint is taking this a step further by allowing stitchers to create their own custom style for their belts.
The new web page features exclusive designs that can incorporate space for a custom monogram. Customers can also request color changes and even design element changes.
Starting out with 3 new designs, there are many more in the works. The belt canvases are also available as needlepoint kits which come with matched DMC floss. The needlepoint canvases are typically designed on 18 mesh canvas.
If you have an idea for a belt, please contact NeedlePaint and they will be happy to help design your own custom needlepoint belt. Belt canvases start at $51.25 and all customers will be given a digital preview for approval before their canvases are made.
Often people ask what size their needlepoint canvas should be for their project. We recommend sizes that are commonly available in stores as picture frames. This project was one of them, and the customer created needlepoint designs to fit in 8 x 10 inch picture frames.
We shipped two custom needlepoint kits to her, and what I really love, is how she used a multiple image frame for the one with her boy The second photo has less reflection and show her needlepoint much better. Simple custom needlepoint designs look great!
The Multiple Image Frame for Needlepoint – Looks Great!!!
Simple Needlepoint Designs Look Great!
In case you are wondering, the most common frame sizes are:
For Rectangles: 5 x 7, 6 x 8, 8 x 10, 8.5 x 11, 9 x 12, 11 x 14
For Squares: 8 x 8, 10 x 10, and 12 x 12
JoAnn Fabrics and Michael’s Crafts both carry large selections of affordable frames that can be used for your needlepoint projects.
For more needlepoint framing information, go to Janet Perry’s needlepoint framing post.
We made a new needlepoint kit for a friend, and I just have to share it.
Our friend is a photographer and shared this picture of his dog, and look at how well the dog needlepoint canvas came out!
Using photos for needlepoint is easy, if you want to create a custom needlepoint kit, go to our website, NeedlePaint.com and try it out. If you want help, email us at info (at) needlepaint.com or check out our needlepoint design help blog.
Beautiful Dog Needlepoint Kit
It has been HOT in Denver, real hot, so hot I think we broke almost every record… So dog gawn hot! Our pooches have been enduring in the work shop with lots of cool water, and sleeping.
Well, that is not really what this post is about. I just had to share the lovely dog needlepoint canvases we made this week! The dog needlepoint kits were all made from photos, so why not try to stitch your own dog?
Dog Days of Summer – This weeks orders
This custom needlepoint kit project came in last week, and is being flown half way around the world! The customer contacted us to see if we can do our stitch counted needlepoint process from a photo of artwork from a museum in Paris.
Lucky for us, we have just started experimenting with penelope canvas (sometimes known as double mesh) and found that while not as good as mono, it does come out pretty well. See the attached images!
Double Mesh Needlepoint Kit Close Up
Double Mesh Needlepoint Kit
The issue to be aware of with the stitch counted needlepoint on penelope canvas is that we can’t single out the petit point stitches. But, this was OK for our past few customers as they just prefer to work on penelope canvas and said they will add small details if they think it is needed.
We picked a winner for our free needlepoint canvas contest back on June 6th. We finished the canvas last week, and we wanted to show what great ideas for needlepoint designs can be made using NeedlePaint.com!
Needlepoint kits can be made from photos, royalty free artwork, or designed using your favorite computer programs. If you have an idea and want help, just call or email us, and we’ll get started. You don’t pay until after the design and price have been approved!
The Winner’s Custom Needlepoint Canvas
Another view fo the Needlepoint Canvas with the Stitch Guides
We love making custom needlepoint kits here, and a few weeks ago, we had a fun summer needlepoint design come up.
The customer wants to make a needlepoint belt for her husband, and after seeing what was available, she really wanted to stitch something special and personal.
She emailed us a bunch of her husband’s favorite golf clubs and we took it from there. Take a look at how well her custom needlepoint canvas turned out!
Belt canvases run around $50.00 and if you want us to do the design there may be an additional $15.00 design fee.
Close up of the NeedlePoint Belt Canvas
Entire needlepoint best with monogram and repeating pattern
We made this coat of arms custom needlepoint kit a few weeks back and it came out great! The customer really loves it, and was looking forward to getting started on the project.
Coat of Arms are one of the most popular needlepoint designs we make. Since most of NeedlePaint’s orders are for custom needlepoint kits, we really excel on projects like this.
If you have a coat of arms you would like to stitch (it can be from a family or a university you attended), you can mail or email us the picture and we’d be happy to make a preview for you. And, if you want our help looking up a coat of arms, we are here and happy to assist! Also, if you find the website is not getting the design and colors to look as well as good as you would like, just email us and we will fix it up!
Coat of Arms Needlepoint Kit
One of our projects last week was based on a Iznik tile. The needlepoint pattern came out great on the canvas!
Iznik Needlepoint Pattern
The pattern is so beautiful, it got me looking for more Iznik tiles that would make beautiful patterns for needlepoint and needlepoint canvases.
Here are a few of my favorites!
The history of Iznik pottery is quite interesting. Originally from Turkey, there are many examples in museums and palace walls. Wikipedia has a good amount of information online on the subject, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iznik_pottery but the most fun way to browse these amazing patterns is to go to: http://images.google.com and type in “Iznik Tiles”. Enjoy!
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