This Is Needlepoint

When you are shopping for a canvas on our website, you will notice an option to pick threads. The choices are Silk/Silk Blends, Cotton, Wool/Wool Blends or Pick Our Favorites. A lot of times people ask, “what does pick our favorites mean?” Hopefully this will help explain! 

• Bella Lusso for the Bunny
• Vineyard silk for the background
• Silk lame braid for 18 on the snowflakes
• Petite Very Velvet for the scarf and pinks of ears

For this 13 count Jean Smith canvas we asked Kristin and Scottie: 

Kristin would kit the entire thing in Silk & Ivory 

Scottie would kit with: 

• Straw silk for the stem
• Petite Very Velvet for green center
• Silk & Ivory for pinks, purples, and white in petals
• Planet Earth Wool for the darker areas between and outlining the petals 

Bridget would kit it with: 

• Silk & Ivory for the background, border and letters 
• Straw silk for the leaves 
• Silk lame for the flower petals 

Liz would kit it with: 

• Silk & Ivory for the background, border and words
• Neon Rays for the flowers and leaves

For this 18 count Blue Ridge Stitchery Canvas we asked Kirk and Caroline:

Caroline would kit it with: 

• Essentials for white and yellow stripes
• Threadworx Overdyed Metallics for the pink stripes
• Petite Very Velvet for the Elephants 

Kirk would kit it with: 

• Vineyard Silk Classic for white and yellow stripes 
• Silk Lame for pink stripes
• Planet Earth 6ply and Splendor for the Elephants

You are always welcome to add details in the order notes to help guide us if you have chosen “pick our favorites” you can say things like “I do not want sparkle” or “I do not like working with threads that need to be stranded/ply-ed” etc! We are always happy to accommodate your requests.