Online Needle Point

Leslie J asked:


I like to do needlepoint and have gotten pretty good at it, and collected so many beautiful painted canvases and unusual threads. I’ve always filled the whole picture in with various types of stitches, but sometimes it seems like it might look better to just ‘decorate’ some of the areas with fancy threads and beads - because the canvas itself looks nice, or because certain shapes in the design might get slightly distorted if completely covered. I wonder if anyone has experimented this way, and how it would look, or if there are any websites with examples and ideas?

Bliss asked:


How are they different? Is one any easier or harder than the others to learn?

Thanks in advance for your time and expertise!

skydivemommy asked:


I am a cross-stitcher, and for Christmas, I want to make ornaments for friends. The ones I’ve selected online are needlepoint, so I’m wondering what the difference is, and if needlepoint is much harder?

Allice asked:


I want to give my mother a personalized needlepoint canvas for christmas, but I can’t paint, and I don’t have enough money to hire an artist. If I have a computer file with the image I want, do you think a print-shop (like Xerox) could somehow print it onto a canvas? Do you have any other ideas? Thank you very much!

Lulupooh asked:


I can’t needlepoint so kits won’t work.