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Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed. | Needlepoint is a form of canvas work embroidery, in which yarn is stitched through a canvas ground fabric. Unlike surface embroidery, needlepoint uses the canvas, or ground fabric, to create a new fabric. Needlepoint worked on very fine (high-count) canvas is called petit-point. Needlepoint is often referred to as "tapestry", but differs from true tapestry which is woven on a loom rather than stiched on canvas mesh. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ...
Download high resolution version (869x650, 97 KB)A tapestry cushion, depicting pansies, photographed by DONeil. ...
Download high resolution version (869x650, 97 KB)A tapestry cushion, depicting pansies, photographed by DONeil. ...
Modern canvas work done in wool using petit point stitch Canvas work is embroidery on canvas. ...
Embroidery in silk thread on linen, 19th century Embroidery is the art or handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with designs stitched in strands of thread or yarn using a needle. ...
Yarn Spools of thread Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibers, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery and ropemaking. ...
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Surface embroidery is any form of embroidery in which the pattern is worked using decorative stitches and laid threads on top of the foundation fabric or canvas rather than through the fabric; it is contrasted with canvas work. ...
This article is about tapestry the textile. ...
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Finished works may be made into pillows or upholstery, or may be displayed on the wall, framed or unframed, or made into holiday ornaments, purses, stuffed stand-up figures, or rugs. Upholstery is the work of providing furniture, especially seats, with padding, springs, webbing, and fabric or leather covers. ...
History
Modern needlepoint descends from the canvas work in tent stitch that was a popular domestic craft in the 16th century and from 17th century Bargello through the shaded Berlin wool work in brightly-colored wool yarn that was a fad in the mid-19th century. Basketweave tent stitch Continental tent stitch Half cross tent stitch Tent stitch is a small, diagonal embroidery stitch that crosses over the intersection of one horizontal and one vertical thread of needlepoint canvas forming a slanted stitch at a 45 degree angle. ...
(15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...
(16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...
Two examples of Bargello patterns (Florentine work) // Bargello is a type of needlepoint embroidery which consists of upright flat stitches. ...
Berlin wool work is a style of embroidery. ...
Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In Early American culture, young girls commonly created needlepoint or cross stitch samplers which usually contained a blessing on their homes along with the alphabet and numbers. This rite of passage demonstrated not only the girl's proficiency in stitching, but her literacy. A (needlework) sampler is a piece of embroidery produced as a demonstration or test of skill in needlework. ...
For other uses, see Rite of passage (disambiguation). ...
Contemporary techniques
Materials The threads used for stitching may be wool, silk, cotton or combinations, such as wool-silk blend. Variety fibers may also be used, such as metallic cord, metallic braid, ribbon, or raffia. Stitches may be plain, covering just one thread intersection with a single orientation, or fancy, such as in bargello or other counted-thread stitches. Plain stitches, known as tent stitches, may be worked as basketweave, continental or half cross. Basketweave uses the most wool, but does not distort the rectangular mesh and makes for the best-wearing piece. Embroidery thread, left to right: No. ...
For other uses, see Wool (disambiguation). ...
For other uses of this word, see Silk (disambiguation). ...
For other uses, see Cotton (disambiguation). ...
For a monthly Japanese shÅjo manga magazine, see Ribon. ...
Species About 25-30 species, including: Raphia australis Raphia farinifera Raphia hookeri Raphia regalis Raphia taedigera Raphia vinifera The Raffia palm (Raphia) is a genus of tropical palms, native to tropical regions of Africa, Madagascar, Central America and South America. ...
Two examples of Bargello patterns (Florentine work) // Bargello is a type of needlepoint embroidery which consists of upright flat stitches. ...
Basketweave tent stitch Continental tent stitch Half cross tent stitch Tent stitch is a small, diagonal embroidery stitch that crosses over the intersection of one horizontal and one vertical thread of needlepoint canvas forming a slanted stitch at a 45 degree angle. ...
Basketweave tent stitch Continental tent stitch Half cross tent stitch Tent stitch is a small, diagonal embroidery stitch that crosses over the intersection of one horizontal and one vertical thread of needlepoint canvas forming a slanted stitch at a 45 degree angle. ...
Basketweave tent stitch Continental tent stitch Half cross tent stitch Tent stitch is a small, diagonal embroidery stitch that crosses over the intersection of one horizontal and one vertical thread of needlepoint canvas forming a slanted stitch at a 45 degree angle. ...
Basketweave tent stitch Continental tent stitch Half cross tent stitch Tent stitch is a small, diagonal embroidery stitch that crosses over the intersection of one horizontal and one vertical thread of needlepoint canvas forming a slanted stitch at a 45 degree angle. ...
Several types of embroidery canvas are available: single thread and double thread embroidery canvas are open even-weave meshes, with large spaces or holes to allow heavy threads to pass through without fraying. Canvas is sized by mesh sizes, or thread count per inch. Sizes vary from 5 threads per inch to 24 threads per inch; popular mesh sizes are 10,12,14,18, and 24 (Congress Cloth). The three types of needlepoint canvas marketed are mono, penelope, and interlock.
- Mono canvas comes in the widest variety of colors (especially on 18 mesh) and is plain woven, with one weft thread going over and under one warp thread. This canvas has the most possibilities for manipulation and open canvas. It is generally used for hand-painted canvases.
- Penelope canvas has two threads closely grouped together in both warp and weft. Because these threads can be split apart, penelope sizes are often expressed with two numbers, such as 10/20.
- Interlock canvas has single threads but stable mesh intersections. This occur because the weft threads, split at the intersections and wrap around the warp threads. Interlock canvas is generally used for printed canvases. Silk gauze is a form of interlock canvas, which is sold in small frames for petit-point work. Silk gauze most often comes in 32, 40 or 48 count, although some 18 count is available and 64, 128 and other counts are used for miniature work.
Plain weave is one of the three basic types of textile weaves. ...
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Frames and hoops Needlepoint canvas is stretched on a scroll frame to keep the work taut during stitching. Petit point is sometimes worked in a small embroidery hoop rather than a scroll frame. An embroidery hoop. ...
An embroidery hoop. ...
Patterns Commercial designs for needlepoint may be found in different ways: Hand-Painted Canvas, Printed Canvas, Charted Canvas, and Free-form.
In Hand-Painted Canvas, the design is painted on the canvas by the designer, or painted to their specifications by an employee or contractor. Canvases may be stitch-painted, meaning each thread intersection is painstakingly painted so that the stitcher has no doubts about what color is meant to be used at that intersection. Alternately, they may be hand-painted, meaning that the canvas is painted by hand but the stitcher will have to use their judgment about what colors to use if a thread intersection is not clearly painted. Hand-painted canvases allow the stitcher to give free range to their creativity with threads and unique stitches by not having to pay attention to a separate chart. In North America this is the most popular form of needlepoint canvas.
Printed Canvas is when the design is printed by silk screening or computer onto the needlepoint canvas. Printing the canvas in this means allows for faster creation of the canvas and thus has a lower price than Hand-Painted Canvas. However, care must be taken that the canvas is straight before being printed to ensure that the edges of the design are straight. Designs are typically less involved due to the limited color palette of this printing method. The results (and the price) of printed canvas vary extensively. Often printed canvases come as part of kits, which also dramatically vary in quality, based on the printing process and the materials used. Printed canvas can also be bought separately in kits. This form of canvas is widely available outside North America. Screen-printing, also known as silkscreening or serigraphy, is a printmaking technique that creates a sharp-edged single-color image using a stencil and a porous fabric. ...
Charted Canvas designs are available in book or leaflet form. They are available at book stores and independent needlework stores. Charted Canvas designs are typically printed in two ways: either in grid form with each thread intersection being represented with a symbol that shows what color is meant to be stitched on that intersection, or as a line drawing where the stitcher is to trace the design onto his canvas and then fill in those areas with the colors listed. Books typically include a grouping of designs from a single designer such as Kaffe Fassett or Candace Bahouth, or may be centered around a theme such as Christmas or Victorian Needlepoint. Leaflets usually include one to two designs and are usually printed by the individual designer. Kaffe Fassett (b 1937 in San Francisco, California) is an American artist who is best known for his colourful designs in the decorative arts -- needlepoint, patchwork, knitting, and ceramics. ...
The Victorian era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British Industrial Revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ...
Free-Form Needlepoint designs are created by the stitcher. They may be based around a favorite photograph, stitch, thread color, etc. The stitcher just starts stitching! Many interesting pieces are created this way. It allows for the addition of found objects, appliqué, computer-printed photographs, goldwork, or specialty stitches.
While traditionally needlepoint has been done to create a solid fabric, more modern needlepoint incorporates open canvas, techniques which allow some of the unstitched, or lightly stitched canvas to show through. Some of these techniques include "shadow" or "lite" stitching, blackwork on canvas, and pattern darning. modern blackwork sampler Blackwork Embroidery is normally simply referred to as Blackwork. It is a simple form of embroidery, using black thread on white or off-white fabric. ...
Cashmere darn, a fine darning technique for twill fabric, from The Dictionary of Needlework, 1885. ...
Needlepoint continues to evolve as stitchers use new techniques and threads, and add appliqué or found materials. The line between needlepoint and other forms of counted-thread embroidery is becoming blurred as new stitchers adapt techniques and materials from other forms of embroidery to needlepoint. Counted-thread embroidery is any embroidery in which the fabric threads are counted by the embroiderer before inserting the needle into the fabric. ...
Famous needlepointers Mary, Queen of Scots, Queen Elizabeth I, American football player Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier, and actress Mary Martin were all avid needlepointers. Martin released a book titled "Mary Martin's Needlepoint" in 1969 that catalogued her works and provided needlework tips. Mary, Queen of Scots redirects here. ...
Elizabeth I Queen of England and Ireland Queen of France, nominal title Elizabeth I (September 7, 1533–March 24, 1603) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from November 17, 1558 until her death. ...
Roosevelt Rosey Grier (born July 14, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Cuthbert, Georgia), a star athlete at Roselle High School(NJ), is an American football player, actor, and Christian minister. ...
Mary Virginia Martin (b. ...
Needlepoint stitches - Arraiolos stitch
- Brick Stitch
- Encroaching Upright Gobelin stitch
- Hungarian Ground stitch
- Hungarian point stitch
- Mosaic stitch
- Old Florentine stitch
- Parisian stitch
- Tent stitches - Basketweave, Continental and Half cross variants
- Upright cross stitch
- Whipped flower stitch
The American Needlepoint Guild's website offers a Stitch of the Month each year, with 11 different stitches shown and a project utilizing the stitches available each December. The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...
Parisian stitch is a longer horizontal/vertical stitch used in needlepoint next to a smaller parallel stitch. ...
Basketweave tent stitch Continental tent stitch Half cross tent stitch Tent stitch is a small, diagonal embroidery stitch that crosses over the intersection of one horizontal and one vertical thread of needlepoint canvas forming a slanted stitch at a 45 degree angle. ...
http://www.needlepoint.org/Stitch.php
Related Links Guilds - American Needlepoint Guild
- Needlework Guild Directory
Associations - The National NeedleArts Association
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