{"id":5509,"date":"2022-03-31T20:15:22","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T20:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/?p=5509"},"modified":"2022-03-31T20:15:25","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T20:15:25","slug":"a-sweet-new-gingerbread-house-needlepoint-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.needlepaint.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/31\/a-sweet-new-gingerbread-house-needlepoint-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"A Sweet New Gingerbread House Needlepoint Kit!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Written by Peggy Bond<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I had never baked a Gingerbread House nor did I want to. But then I got inspired by Santa\u2019s New Ride needlepoint car canvas.<\/a> Why not make a needlepoint Gingerbread House that has a roof that opens for the wrapped candies and treats that can be eaten? NeedlePaint\u2019s designer Krystal Duffy designed the canvas and the house became a reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gingerbread House Dimensional Needlepoint Kit Two<\/a>
(available with an attached or detached roof)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The house is 8 x 6 \u00be  x 9 inches, a scale that matches Santa\u2019s needlepoint car, and I used a variety of stitches for the project. A staggered, elongated, horizontal cashmere stitch for the gingerbread gives the house the appearance of being made of bricks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stitch Detail<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Elongated Cashmere Bricks<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mosaic Window Trim<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Continental – Gobelin Snow<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The snow alternating rows of the continental stitch and straight Gobelin worked over 2 strands. Window frames are the slanted 2 x 2 Gobelin over 2 strands and dots above and the below the windows are the mosaic stitch. he windows are a staggered strait Gobelin over 2 stitched. There are lots of places to try new and different stitches. It was fun! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As I stitched along, my mind worried away at \u201chow are you going to put this all together\u201d? Sure, it was going to a rectangular house with a roof with overhangs. How was it going to be stabilized since I wasn\u2019t going to stuff it. (Stuffing the Gingerbread House is certainly an option.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Initially, I cut plastic needlepoint canvas 1\/8″ smaller than each side and the roofs, and stitched them to the canvas. The house could stand on its own but it wasn\u2019t going to be rigid enough to be a container. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Plastic Canvas Backings<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While browsing through a crafter\u2019s catalog, I found 8-inch square boxes which could be cutdown to make a 8 x 6 \u00be inch rectangle. This would give the base a solid frame and the sides could be cut down to size and shaped for the roof.  It worked! Below is a mock up of the box frame. The final was glued and the peak supports were cut from acid-free art board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mock up of House Frame<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The base of the house is lined with a lightweight cotton fabric. Lining is sewn as shown below along only the upper edge of the stitching. The two roof segments are lined with a sturdier white fabric, leaving the top of each segment open to be sewn together later. (I probably could have used a lighter weight fabric but thought that extra weight would make a better hinge for the roof.) Turning the lining was not easy with the canvas backed by the plastic canvas, but the results were better than I had expected. There was one seam to stitch along the side of the base and it could be slipped onto the box frame. Acid-free art board was cut fit inside roofing pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Also, piece of acid-free art board cut to the inside dimensions of the box is covered with the lining material and slid down to hold the lining of the sides in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lined roof is stitched together at its peak with the back sides together, and the outside seam trimmed and covered with a bias strip. Self-adhesive Velcro dots along the sides and a strip at the peak affix one side of the roof and a button-ribbon tab is sewn to the opening-side of the roof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are certainly other ways to assemble the house. My granddaughters are all eyeing the Gingerbread House and maybe I will have to make more so please let me know if anyone has assembly suggestions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We would love to help with all of your needlepoint needs.
Please contact us with any questions that you may have at:
info@needlepaint.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  Stitch a little something sweet for the holidays!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Peggy Bond I had never baked a Gingerbread House nor did I want to. But then I got inspired by Santa\u2019s New Ride needlepoint car canvas. Why not make a needlepoint Gingerbread House that has a roof that opens for the wrapped candies and treats that can be eaten? NeedlePaint\u2019s designer Krystal Duffy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6,927,20,1064,1071],"tags":[79,81,1072,1074,247,1142],"yoast_head":"\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\t\r\n