Needlepoint Instruction
and Needlepoint Tips

Although needlepoint instruction is not all that difficult there are useful tips and ways of doing things to make life easier. That is what this page is all about.

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Needlepoint Instruction and Tips

2. Do not run your thread over to a new color area if it is more than one inch away. This will prevent long stretches of thread running across the reverse side of the canvas and getting into a tangled mess. Instead, snip off and start again.

3. Cut your yarn to 12"-18" lengths before you use it. This will avoid you cutting longer and longer yarn lengths as you stitch, which only ends in knots and in some cases shredding of the fiber. If you are using an exotic fiber, like silk, velvet or metallic, cut the lengths even shorter.

4. Hold your canvas up to the light when you have finished stitching it to make sure there are no missed stitches.

5. Use a needlepoint frame only if you feel like it. A frame helps to keep the canvas taut and prevent it distorting, but it is not an essential item. Some people love them, some people....not so much.

6. Slide the needle along the thread every few stitches. This will prevent it wearing down the thread in the one spot.

We know this barely covers all the possible advice and needlepoint instruction out there. Now it's your turn. Please provide us with your favorite needlepoint tips and techniques.

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