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Handling a large canvas

I picked up one of the Jonathan Adler kits from Michael's -- a large wall hanging -- and I was having the worst time trying to get my hands and arms around it. It's very flexible, but I'm always worried about damaging things. This isn't traditional woven canvas, but a very flexible polymer/plasticy sort of fiber and I'm not sure how tearable it is.

Anyway, I think I figured it out, but as I'm a fairly new stitcher, I'd welcome all ideas to make stitching in hand easier.

This is my current work-around. I've rolled up the sides I'm not stitching and clipped them top and bottom with hair clips.

I'm using it as sort of a sampler and trying different stitches on different colors and sections.

u/LackingExecFunction — 18 hours ago

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Michael's DMC Tapestry Wool clearance

My local Michael's has put their very minimal stock of DMC Tapestry Wool packs on clearance. When I asked an employee, they said it seemed as if they weren't going to carry it in stores anymore. These are the boxed assortments of colors, 12 skeins (8.7 yds/skein) going for $11. Feels like a good time to stock up if you stitch with this kind of wool.

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u/LackingExecFunction — 2 days ago

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What next?

My mother recently found this pre-worked vintage needlepoint in her stash (she must have bought it this way as needlepoint is one of the few types of needlework she doesn't do), and handed it to me. "Hey, you want to finish this for me, right?"

My first thought was, "I thought you liked me."

My second was, "What do I do with this?"

As a relatively new needlepointer, I have questions.

Is it done? I mean, it doesn't feel like it because it's not all filled in.

It's on Penelope canvas, which I haven't really worked with, and from my quick trip through eBay, it seems like it was meant to be a seat cover or something quite sturdy.

It doesn't seem to be in... petit point? Is that the word? Where you use the little holes in the double canvas? It's just tent stitch.

And if i did decide to finish it for its presumably intended purpose -- furniture covering -- should I finish in tent stitch for the background, or will something like an interlocking Gobelin or a brick stitch be as sturdy?

Thanks for any advice!

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u/LackingExecFunction — 2 days ago