r/Needlepoint

So pleased with how this turned out!

Self-finished this canvas (also designed myself).

I've been wanting to get into needlepointing for almost a year now, and yesterday I finally bought my first canvas. I hope to paint my own canvases soon, but this one was so charming and reminded me of my time in the saddle. I want to add my old showpony's name to the nameplate. I'll also be swapping where the shadows are, bc they don't make sense with where the highlights are IMO.

I'm really looking forward to a hobby that's low mess that I can do in bed in the midst of fatigue. I came back yesterday from buying this utterly exhausted but still had a great time doing the first few stitches. It kept me from doomscrolling, which is my usual low energy habit, so I'm already so happy. I'm pretty pleased with how it's turning out so far :)

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Also don’t mind the blue marker lol

I made my first ever needlepoint for my girlfriend’s birthday. She’s really into the hobby, so I wanted to make something personal. I designed the pattern from scratch with AI, mapped it in Excel, before I painted it onto canvas. Her best friend and my local needlepoint shop gave me a crash course on threads and mesh, which made a huge difference. My favorite part was seeing the different stitches add depth. Biggest surprise? Lettering. So tedious. I had to redo a few bits, but it turned out better than I expected. She loved it, which made every hour worth it. And huge thanks to this sub. Your posts helped me so much.

This is my first ever needlepoint canvas and I’m unsure how to stitch the diagonal napkins. A little help would be nice:)

I took the key fob off of the sewing machine and flipped it over. 🤦‍♀️

Any suggestions on machine sewing leather through 2 layers of needlepoint canvas? I must need to adjust the tension, right? I’m using a leather needle and 12wt thread (bobbin and top thread).

Third photo shows the cute ribbon I used as backing.

Canvas is Blue Ridge Stitchery purchased at Bay Head Needlepoint.

This is my 3rd finish ever but first one on a canvas I made using a sublimation printer. I love American traditional tattoos and it’s hard to find canvases in that style. Not perfect but happy with it overall

Hi everyone I got this super cute canvas and ordered online kitting - they sent neon rays which I’ve barely worked with but my question is, this project really should be basketweave I don’t know any other way to do a long stitch on it since it’s so tiny. Is neon rays ok for basketweave or should I go buy a different thread? Should I stitch the neon rays before using any other thread? Or stitch it last… Was going to finish as a bag charm. TY!!

Skipped the monogram option and went with a needlepoint patch instead

I am hoping my project fits in this sub- I am new to embroidery as a whole and am still learning the different classifications. Apologies in advance if my project doesn’t fit here.

I am experienced in Macrame & Crochet but came across this pattern on Pinterest and couldn’t stop thinking about it, so I had to make it. This was my first attempt at any kind of embroidery art and I’m thrilled with it.

I ended up using 27 skeins of DMC thread on 7count plastic canvas. I used the entire 6 strands of thread for my stitches since the canvas holes were pretty large. I unfortunately did not keep track of my working time, but it easily took more than 40 hours to complete. I could have probably worked a bit faster if I was more experienced. I left an opening on the bottom to insert flickering tealights.

The pattern is from Crossstitcher Magazine 2021 no.374. My changes were using plastic canvas instead of aida for better structure, using brown thread for the structure instead of white, and using black thread for outlining details instead of dark grey.

EDIT: Couldn’t figure out how to post/crosspost this to the crossstitch sub

Picked up this ~18” framed vintage needlepoint and did some digging. It appears to depict the Ukrainian folk-art subject “Cossack and Girl at the Well”, also associated with the traditional song “My Girl, Water My Horse.” Similar versions date back to the early/mid-20th century, but I love how unusually whimsical this one is with the prancing horse, waving Cossack, birds, and butterfly.

Finished a pair of bag charms with a twist! I really like the golf accents but definitely see areas where I could have improved the finishing but pretty happy overall!

Just finished a culer cute Halloween Miffy bag charm. I used a chart from etsy. Finishing this was very difficult for me. The combination of an irregular shape and a fairly small project was very challenging. If anyone has any tips to make finishing easy/better I’m all ears!

Hey everyone! New to needlepoint and working on my first canvas. I’ve been using continental stitches for the blue and green outlines / borders.
What stitch would people suggest for the green & white boxes? Thanks!!