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Archive for September, 2021

NeedlePaint’s Saltwater Fish Needlepoint Wallet Collection!

Catch the big one at NeedlePaint! In the deep blue sea, anglers of all skill levels seek the best fishing experience possible with plenty of challenge, strength, and determination. These saltwater fish are great fighters and provide an angler with the ultimate experience. Not to mention they look great, on a needlepoint wallet! Capture your favorite saltwater fish on one of these beautifully illustrated needlepoint wallet kits!

Blue Marlin Needlepoint Wallet Kit

The Blue Marlin is know for reaching up to 1800 pounds and 16 feet long,
with a distinctly round and long pointed bill.

Cero Mackerel Finished Needlepoint Wallet

The Cero Mackerel is a feisty sport fish, and is also known as the Pintado or Kingfish,
and can be found in coastal Atlantic waters. 

Dolphin Fish Needlepoint Wallet Kit

The Dolphin Fish is easily recognized by its beautifully colored bright blue, green and gold.
Also known as Mahi Mahi or Dorado, this fish is loved by sport and commercial fisheries.

Red Drum Finished Needlepoint Wallet

The Red Drum is a popular sport fish, which is found in Atlantic coastal waters
and can grow up to ninety pounds and five feet long. 

Sailfish Needlepoint Wallet Kit

The Sailfish is known to have the fastest speed of any of earth’s marine animals,
with a sail-like dorsal fin and pointed bill. 

Yellowfin Tuna Finished Needlepoint Wallet

The Yellowfin Tuna is known for weighing up to 400 pounds with a length of seven feet long,
and beautifully colored with bright yellow dorsal and tail fins.

We do offer a wallet leather finishing service for the wallet canvases that you have stitched.
Our wallets are 4.25 inches x 3.15 inches x 0.6 inches in depth when closed.
They have 4 credit card slots, 2 hidden slots, and two full length bill sections.

We offer our Saltwater Fishing wallet designs as do-it-yourself kits
(does not include leather), and as fully finished wallets — we’ll do the stitching and finishing for you.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions,
or with any ideas that you would like to see come to life, at:
info@needlepaint.com

These needlepoint kits are quite the catch!

NeedlePaint’s New Christmas Stocking Cuffs!

Written by: Peggy Bond

Running late to get a Christmas stocking needlepointed? NeedlePaint suggests a Winter Wonderland Stocking Cuff. Needlepointing the cuff will take less than half the time of a full stocking. The bear and moose are perfect for my nephews who live in Maine,
and the chickadee will be prefect for Amos’ little sister who will be born in October.
It shouldn’t be difficult to get it finished in time for Christmas. 

Burly Black Bear Stocking Cuff Needlepoint Canvas

Woodland Moose Stocking Cuff Needlepoint Canvas

Joyful Chickadee Stocking Cuff Needlepoint Canvas

The bear and moose are finished and awaiting their big day. For texture and variety,
I used several different stitches on the large animals, sky, and snowy ground. 

The sky of the bear cuff is done with the vertical brick stitch done over 2 mesh.

The snowy ground is finished with the horizontal double brick stitch also done over 2 mesh.

For the bear, I wanted some color variation and texture.
His back is done using alternating continental with black and dark brown thread
while his under body and legs are all black and stitched with the continental. 

Alternating Continental Stitch

It’s winter and there must be snow falling sometimes, so the moose got the falling snow which was
created by using 3 strands of sky blue and 3 strands of light blue in the vertical brick stitch.
This created a random design that gives the sense of falling snow. 

The double twill stitch for the snow gives perception to the canvas,
accenting the varying size of the trees.

Diagonal chop sticks stitch: Mr. Moose took some searching for me to find the right stitch – one that I had never seen or used before. I found it in Susan Sturgeon Roberts’s book Needlepoint Dictionary of Stitches. It is called diagonal chop sticks. It is done in two shades of brown. 

I will post a the completed chickadee when I know the name of my niece.

We would love to help you with all of your needlepoint holiday decorations.
Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have at: info@needlepaint.com

Happy Stitching!