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  • Openwork Background Stitches

    Inspiration

    Openwork Background Stitches

    Watch our newest Needlepoint Academy video to learn why we love openwork background stitches. Plus! Learn how to work darning patterns. 
  • Without question, you are the finest customers anywhere!

    About Us

    Without question, you are the finest customers anywhere!

    Tragic news hit the needlepoint community last week when we found out that needlepoint designer and friend Toni Randall had lost her home and painting studio in the Almeida fires...
  • Interview with Two Sisters Needlepoint!

    Artists

    Interview with Two Sisters Needlepoint!

    Something I have personally found really great for design ideas are my own travels, my friends' travels, or travel blogs.
  • Interview with Kate Dickerson

    Artists

    Interview with Kate Dickerson

    Having always been into art, since preschool, I naturally began painting my own canvases for our family, in high school. My first big project was painting dining room chair seats...
  • How to Attach a Tassel

    Tips & Tricks

    How to Attach a Tassel

    Making a tassel is a fun way to add a fantastic 3-D effect to your canvas. Watch our video below to learn how!
  • All about Frame Loks!

    Products

    All about Frame Loks!

    Ever struggle to keep your stretcher bars to hold their shape? Watch our newest video to learn about our favorite new accessory.
  • All about working with Frosty Rays! -

    Products

    All about working with Frosty Rays!

    Frosty Rays is one of our favorite threads to work with. There are so many fun techniques that can be done with this fiber.
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  • Turn your needlepoint into a Gallery Wall!

    Finishing

    Turn your needlepoint into a Gallery Wall!

    Framing has always been a fantastic option when it comes to finishing your canvases. However, needlepoint gallery walls have definitely taken off as a popular way to display your stitching....
  • Why a sharp pair of embroidery scissors is an essential stitching tool

    Products

    Why a sharp pair of embroidery scissors is an...

    Through our years of teaching classes, we have come to realize how few people own a good, sharp pair of embroidery scissors. These are truly an essential when it comes...
  • Knowing when to add extra rows to an ornament!

    Finishing

    Knowing when to add extra rows to an ornament!

    “How do I know when I need to stitch extra rows” is by far the most commonly asked finishing question we receive. Unfortunately, the answer is not always cut and...
  • Interview with the Mother Daughter Needlepoint Duo

    Artists

    Interview with the Mother Daughter Needlepoint Duo

    Meet Elizabeth and Tess, the mother daughter duo who are both needlepoint designers. Elizabeth Nagle is the designer behind “Doolittle Stitchery” and her daughter, Tess Kvale, is the artist behind...
  • All About Straw Silk Fibers

    Threads

    All About Straw Silk Fibers

    Straw silk is an incredibly unique fiber to stitch with and is certainly one of our favorites here at Needlepoint.Com. It provides an incredible look when stitched into your canvas. 
  • All about the Book: Stitches a la Carte

    Products

    All about the Book: Stitches a la Carte

    It’s always fun to add a new book of stitches to your library. Stitches a la Carte, written by Lynda Richardson is certainly a staff favorite here at Needlepoint.Com.