Needlepoint

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Canvas techniques

Needlepoint, or canvas embroidery, consists of embroidering from left to right (for right-handed people) and diagonally, always using the same half-stitch.

When the line is finished, return from right to left, with the stitches pointing in the same direction as those in the preceding row.

Supplies

Tools

Rounded-end needle (n° 18,19, or 20)
Scissors specially designed for canvas or a thread nipper
Thimble
Needlepoint frame or sewing hoop

Materials

Multiple colors of woolen or cotton thread
Canvas: light, loosely woven fabric that thread can easily pass through. You can buy it with a pattern pre-printed or you can design your own pattern.

Directions

Put the canvas in a frame so that it doesn't become misshapen. Unsecured canvases quickly lose their finish as a result of hand contact. The fabric gets soft and deformed and stitches will lose their regularity.