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In the News (Mon 30 Nov 09)

  
  Needlepoint Gallery
Needlepoint is amazingly durable, colorful, lustrous, and rich--a needlepoint bag will last for years of heavy use, as strong as leather.
Needlepoints can be as decorative as a bouquet of flowers, commemorative as a tombstone, or as funny as a cat coughing up a hairball.
But some needlepoints are drawn and executed by the needlepointer, and though the artwork is sometimes crude, it's got the virtue of originality.
www.hoopla.org /Cabinet/NeedlepointSplash.html   (269 words)

  
 Needlepoint News
Needlepoint as we know it dates from about the 16th Century however there are those who would claim it reaches back to the Egyptians.
Needlepoint pieces depicting Dutch and French men and women are trimmed and hot-glued to cloth-covered photo albums.
Needlepoint art exhibit starts monday at Campbellsville University By Joan C. McKinney, director of university communications "21st Century Needlepoint: It's Not Your Grandma's Footstool!" is the title of an...
www.topix.net /hobbies/needlepoint   (639 words)

  
 Needlepoint Kits Needlepoint Designs Needlepoint Cross Stitch
Needlepoint and cross stitch needlework will always be a treasured and personal heirloom that will be kept by the stitcher or some other member of the family forever in remembrance of the person who crafted it.
Needlepoint is a particular form of needle craft that is closely related to cross stitch or embroidery.
Canvas used in needlepoint is a fabric that is made especially for the needlepoint stitcher.
www.clarasneedlepointshop.com   (1761 words)

  
 Print Needlepoint Product Items from the Craft Stop Online Catalog
Needlepoint - kit includes straw totes have a decorative fabric lining, canvas handles, zipper closure, and cotton thread, full color 14 mesh canvas, needle, and instructions.
Needlepoint kit contains design printed in full color on #13 cotton canvas, "The Color Organizer" with Elsa Williams wool tapestry yarn and floss, needles, beads, and instructions in English and French.
Needlepoint Elsa Williams Heritage Collection kit contains design printed in full color on #13 100% cotton canvas, "The Color Organizer" with Elsa Williams 100% wool tapestry yarn and Watercolors 100%pima cotton thread from the Csrol Collection, needle, and instructions in English and French.
www.craft-stop.com /store/productprintdetail.cfm?ProdCatID=35   (1468 words)

  
 Needlepoint rugs - handmade needlepoint area rugs
Needlepoint rugs are stitched rugs produced by sewing the design into a large piece of fabric which is also called a canvas.
Needlepoint rugs tend to have smaller sizes than aubusson rugs.
Chinese needlepoint rugs are famous today and there has been formed a large base with outstanding productions, which give new life to this old art.
www.finehomecrafts.com /needlepoint-rugs.htm   (359 words)

  
 Needlepoint For Fun.
A needlepoint kit comes with everything you need to complete a gorgeous design that you can make into a pillow, or frame for the wall, or stitch to a tote bag or.........
Needlepoint frames are just the thing for holding your work securely in place.
Choosing needlepoint kits is easy when we walk you through all you need to know.
www.needlepoint-for-fun.com   (426 words)

  
 Craft Site Directory - Needlepoint
Needlepoint is decorative needlework on canvas usually in a diagonal stitch covering the surface of the material.
The American Needlepoint Guild, Inc.-- The American Needlepoint Guild, Inc. (ANG) is an educational, non-profit organization whose purpose is educational and cultural development through participation in and encouragement of interest in the art of needlepoint.
Stitch Away-- Cross stitch, needlepoint, petite point accessory that will secure most cross stitch fabrics, needlepoint fabrics or petite point fabrics taut, allowing less distorted needlework when the accessory is used with or without a floor stand.
www.craftsitedirectory.com /needlepoint/index.html   (705 words)

  
 The National NeedleArts Association - Types of Needleart - www.tnna.org71
Needlepoint is a form of needle arts which appears to be a favorite of both men and women.
Needlepoint, also called "canvas work" or "tapestry work" is worked with thread on a canvas mesh.
The roots of needlepoint go back thousands of years to the ancient Egyptians who used small slanted stitches to sew up their canvas tents.
www.tnna.org /needleart_needlepoint.php   (337 words)

  
 Needlepoint Tapestries from PARIS: A la Tapisserie de France.
It is agreed, since old times, while speaking about the embroidery on canvas to name it "needle-worked tapestry", canvaswork or "needlepoint".
Today, it is yet very in vogue: Its facility of execution, the diversity of the stitches, its use and the variety of its destination in the traditional and modern style life, in luxury and fine decorations, undoubtedly explain its success.
It can be besides to also see in the grace which accompanies necessarily the gesture to paint with wool a good reason for the attraction that still the needlepoint tapestry keep nowadays.
www.needlepoint.tapisseriedefrance.com   (560 words)

  
 Samantha Taylor Needlepoint for the Museum Thyssen-Bornemizsa - Memling Green Needlepoint Rug - Needlepoint Piano Bench ...
The success of Memling Needlepoint is proven by the centuries of its reproduction throughout over 2000 years of history.
This needlepoint will bring a permanent feel of springtime to any room - as the colors are so typical of the flowers in bloom.
Needlepoint Designs by Samantha Taylor and Samantha Taylor are Trade marks of Jan Voich and Associates, SL All Rights Reserved.
www.jvoichdesigns.com /needlepoint_by_samantha_taylor/med.htm   (578 words)

  
 Needlepoint: Cleaning Antique Needlepoint
After cleaning, the needlepoint may need to be re-blocked; again an upholterer may be able to help you here.
The materials used to make the needlepoint and the type of dirt and/or stains to be removed will determine which cleaning methods are best.
The author provides detailed, step by step instructions for determining which materials were used, whether to clean it yourself, how to hand wash, and how to look for a qualified dry cleaner.
en.allexperts.com /q/Needlepoint-3144/Cleaning-Antique-Needlepoint.htm   (300 words)

  
 A Guide to Needlepoint   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
This booklet is a project of The Needlepoint Group, which is a group of independant needlepoint design companies that have joined together for the betterment of the needlepoint industry.
"A Guide to Needlepoint" is also available as a small pocket booklet and can be a companion for every beginning needlepointer.
Needlepoint is an historic art for men and women of the world; and YOU begin your knowledge with this book today.
www.stitching.com /npg   (142 words)

  
 Personalised Needlepoint tapestry kits unique celebrate birth gift family heirloom
All instructions to complete your needlepoint and a choice of alphabets are included in the kit.
The needlepoint kit is supplied in a sturdy box, useful for storing the materials and keeping the wools free from dust.
Limited edition tapestry needlepoint kits for the stylish home from a spiritual retreat in the highlands of scotland, retreattapestry.com is revolutionising tapestry kit design.
www.astrological-needlepoint.co.uk   (555 words)

  
 Needlepoint Originals
Needlepoint Originals Inc. located in the heart of Ft. Lauderdale's most fashionable shopping and entertainment district.
Needlepoint Originals Inc. located at 702 E. Las Olas Blvd. in the heart of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida's most fashionable shopping and entertainment district.
Joan also squeezes in some custom designing over the summer months, so if you would like dining room seats, a piano bench, a rug or a portrait of your favorite pet, contact Joan and perhaps she can create something especially for you.
www.needlepoint-originals.com /cart   (180 words)

  
 Kaffe Fassett Studio Tapestry
The beauty of needlepoint is that the actual technique is even easier to learn than basic knitting.
Before attempting needlepoint, I had the idea that it required a daunting amount of patience to produce.
Needlepoint yarns come in wide ranges of colours, but you can also mix your own.
www.kaffefassett.com /needlepoint.htm   (346 words)

  
 eBay - Needlepoint
Needlepoint creates durable decorative items, and finished works can be made into pillows, upholstery or wall art.
Needlepoint stitches are most often done on a fabric canvas or plastic canvas made of mesh material.
Needlepoint enjoys much popularity as a craft among people of all ages.
popular.ebay.com /ns/Crafts/Needlepoint.html   (334 words)

  
 The Needlepoint Ivy ~ Venice, Florida's home for Needlepoint, Cross-Stitch, and Hardanger
Located on a beautiful palm tree lined downtown avenue, Needlepoint Ivy is a full service needlework shop.
We have many patterns for counted cross stitch, needlepoint and hardanger, fabrics in all counts, and hand-painted needlepoint canvases.
We can supply you with just the pattern or we can create a kit for you with everything you need from fabric or canvas to threads and beads.
www.needlepointivy.com   (172 words)

  
 Needlepoint and Cross Stitch Basic Course
The needle must be small enough to pass through the hole in the canvas and large enough to allow you to use enough yarn to cover the canvas.
Many yarns are used in needlepointing but the learner should start with Persian 3 ply wool.
Knitting yarn is not the same as needlepoint yarn.
www.needlepointfun.com /learn.htm   (515 words)

  
 Alibris: needlepoint
A classic book for needlepointers at every stage, the cherished "Black Bible" is updated and expanded to include almost 30 percent new information on the latest stitches, materials, and techniques, as well as all-new color photos.
Longtime needlepoint artist Jim Williams has graphed a bright new book of beautiful designs that beginners to advanced needlepointers will find exciting and fun.
Leading needlepoint expert Russell has created a book of rich and classic needlepoint designs that will bring color and warmth to any home, whether traditional or modern.
www.alibris.com /search/books/subject/needlepoint   (773 words)

  
 needlepoint now Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
We present a magazine that educates, inspires and sometimes amuses us...a magazine that is available to everyone who loves to stitch...a magazine that you can buy in your local needlework shop as well as receive by subscription...and a magazine that we hope will help to advance needlepoint to an art form.
The mission of needlepoint now is to create an educational journal that will present needlework as an art form and will be readily available to everyone.
In conjunction with the staff of Booth/Wright, a law firm specializing in intellectual property law, we are proud to present "Copyright Law and the Stitcher," a plain-English explanation of the issues.
www.needlepointnow.com   (313 words)

  
 Needlepoint Kits, Needlepoint Canvases, Specialty Threads and more!
Pasttimes Needlepoint is a full service needlepoint shop offering a wide variety of handpainted needlepoint canvases, specialty threads and needlepoint kits.
If you are having trouble finding those special needlepoint kits, please contact us and we will do our best to locate them for you!
Occasionaly an artist will raise the price on a needlepoint canvas and we will not be aware of the change until the canvas arrives.
www.pasttimesneedlepoint.com   (327 words)

  
 Needlepoint Belt Information
Measure one of your leather belts or a leather belt of the person for whom you are stitching from the outer edge of the buckle to the hole where the belt is worn.
Please be aware that 2" of stitching on each end of the canvas will be covered with leather when the stitched needlepoint canvas is made into a belt.
If you decide not do a binding stitch, please add two rows of needlepoint to each (long) side of the canvas.
www.mscanvashouse.com /shop/beltinfo.html   (323 words)

  
 Needlepoint canvases, needlepoint pillows, needlepoint shops, kits and more.
We pride ourselves in specializing in needlepoint Christmas stockings, Judaic needlepoint, needlepoint kimonos, needlepoint belts and equestrian needlepoint.
Not only do I sell needlepoint canvases, but I can create a needlepoint kit for you using wools, pearl cotton and some fancy fibers.
There're so many needlepoint canvases on-line to see with all of the basic information displayed to help you make your selection.
www.needlepointshop.com   (245 words)

  
 Needlepoint Inc.
Look for Needlepoint Inc. to expand its retail operations.
Over the next several months we will be doubling the size of our store in order to bring you the most innovative products, craft techniques and artistic visions.
It is our hope that you will learn some techniques that will assist you in future projects and increase your joy of needlepoint...
www.needlepointinc.com   (373 words)

  
 Needlepoint Canvas Designs from Napa Needlepoint
You can make wonderful needlepoint without learning complex techniques, without spending a fortune on a custom stitch guide, and, most importantly, have fun while you stitch.
She has explored the worlds of threads to discover what works for needlepoint and what doesn't.
She brings fresh approach to needlepoint which will make both new and experienced stitchers jump for joy and grab a needle and canvas.
www.napaneedlepoint.com   (248 words)

  
 My Needlepoint Design Studio - Acrylic Hand Painted Needlepoint Canvas
To the right is my latest needlepoint design, a beige tone basket filled to the brim with an array of colorful delicious fruits, acrylic hand painted on zweigart canvas.
My experience painting on needlepoint canvas began in the 1980's when I worked for Kappie Originals Ltd. A huge arts/crafts manufacturer and distributor that was located in Frederick County, Maryland.
Since the needlepoint canvas is flexible and tends to move, it is not unusual for the design to be off line or the color not evenly distributed.
www.needlepoint-art.com /mydesigns_studio.php   (514 words)

  
 Wooly Dreams Design - needlepoint design, needlepoint
I've been needlepointing for many years and have tried various methods of working it but I've always returned to the tried and true simple tent stitch for much of my stitching as my goal as a designer is to show my needlepoint designs as is without too many distractions from the original design.
Fancy stitches have their place in the needlepoint world and I like to use them for the right touches and effects.
There's nothing worse than seeing a piece of finished needlepoint with too many stitches going every which way unrelated to the feel of the design.
www.woolydream.com /WDtextentstitch.html   (493 words)

  
 Terry Miller Designs Needlepoint Store
From "cream of the crop" stitchpainted needlepoint canvases to handpainted needlepoint designs, you're sure to find one just right for you from our line of nearly 4000 designs.
You can SAVE 20% on threads when purchased with the needlepoint canvas and we will provide you free of charge...complete thread placement notes (a $25 plus value) as well as stitch suggestions, if desired.
You deserve the best in needlepoint when you are creating an heirloom to be treasured for years to come!
www.terrymillerdesigns.com   (167 words)

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