Ducky Needlepoint Pattern

duck needlepoint pattern

Description : This bright little Ducky Needlepoint Pattern would look great both as a pillow or a framed picture.

Craft Link : Ducky Needlepoint Pattern

Source : About.com

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Free Kilim Needlepoint Pillow Pattern

free kilim needlepoint pillow

Description : Click here to see the finished Kilim Needlepoint Pillow.

Craft Link : Free Kilim Needlepoint Pillow Pattern

Source : Stan Taylor

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Origami Bird Needlepoint Pattern

Origami Bird needlepoint pattern

Description : According to the website, the ancient art of paper folding, known as origami, inspired this needlepoint pattern featuring a bird against a decorative background.

Craft Link : Origami Bird Needlepoint Pattern

Source : About.com

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Kokeshi Dolls Needlepoint Pattern

Kokeshi doll needlepoint pattern

Description : The Kokeshi Dolls Needlepoint Pattern was designed by Cheryl C. Fall for About.com.

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Source : About.com

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How To Print Needlepoint Canvases In Your Inkjet

Description: The secret? Paint the canvas first with colorless stenciling ink.

Craft Link : How To Print Needlepoint Canvases In Your Inkjet

Source : Cats Who Quilt

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Torah Needlepoint Pattern

What is a Torah? Imagine a bible, handwritten on cowskin parchment, and rolled up and stored in a gorgeous velvet (or satin) and gold case.

Materials:

blank needlepoint canvas

needlepoint needle

white needlepoint yarn (for background)

gold needlepoint yarn (for trim)

brown needlepoint yarn (for handles)

black needlepoint yarn (for outlines)

burgundy or any other color needlepoint yarn (for center of the Torah)

Directions:

Click on the grid to enlarge the pattern. Use the screen as a stitching guide or print out the pattern onto four sheets of paper and tape them together to make a single diagram.

Starting at the lower right edge of the canvas, begin stitching the pattern in the graph onto your canvas.

Bring the needle up from behind the canvas and up through hole 1. Push the needle down through hole 2. Repeat this same stitch throughout the entire project.

Note: Do NOT knot the thread. Instead let a short tail of thread hang out the back of the canvas and try to use your subsequent stitching to secure it.

When the graph changes colors, change the color of the yarn. If only a few stitches are required, instead of switching yarn, just jump to the next area.

When ending a piece of yarn, slip an inch or two of it behind nearby stitches in order to secure it in place.

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Needlepoint Tips

- Learn to do your own blocking and framing. You will save hundreds of dollars.

- Another way to save money on framing is to create projects that don’t need a frame. Pillows and bell pulls are pretty and cost very little to finish.

- If you only enjoy needlepointing pictures, then do a series of 8×11’s instead of one big 24×30. If you do the blocking and framing yourself, using dollar store frames, you will save almost $100.00.

- Needlepoint stores will insist you need to use the highest quality yarns only. I don’t see why. I have made needlepoints from skeins of inexpensive yarn and they came out beautifully.

- Sometimes you will see a needlepoint kit on a tremendous clearance sale but it is not to your taste. Consider buying it anyway if it is cheap enough. You can often change the colors of the needlepoint to ones you prefer. And, the yarns can be reused in another project.

- Try to avoid going into expensive needlepoint shops unless there is a big sale. Prices in these stores will generally be 50% higher than in craft store chains.

- Instead, shop on ebay. Ebay has a large selection of needlepoints at extremely reasonable prices.

- JoAnn Fabrics and Michaels are also reasonably priced. Even in these stores, however, try to wait till a sale.

- When matting your needlepoint, use only acid free board. Acid is what causes needlepoint to yellow prematurely.

- One way to save money is to skip buying a canvas altogether. Library books have tons of needlepoint patterns. These patterns are worked similarly to counted cross-stitch.

- Consider doing plastic canvas projects instead of needlepoint. Plastic canvas is worked into things(purses, baskets, boxes, etc.) instead of framed. Look for extremely cheap patterns on ebay.

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