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The Modern Needlepoint Corner | Contemporary Canvas Stitching
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items A soft, modern home studio for needlepoint: stitching wool or cotton through a stiff, open-weave canvas that is hand-painted, printed or worked from a chart. The palette is light natural wood, cream, sage, blush and pale blue; a few cobalt or cherry-...
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Your First Canvas
Beautiful Stitching Tools
Your Stitching Corner
Keep It Together
Finish & Display
Your First Canvas
A cheerful first project: cherries on blue and cream stripes. Hand-painted 13-mesh canvas (3 x 3 in design) with cotton thread, a needle, threader, mini snips and a pouch. Stretcher bars and finishing are not included.
Striped Cherry Beginner Needlepoint Kit, Hand-Painted 13-Mesh Canvas
A bold geometric kit in cobalt, orange-red and pale blue. Charted, not printed: blank 12-mesh canvas, Appletons wool, a needle and the chart, so you count the squares yourself. A good second project.
Ever Decreasing Squares Needlepoint Kit by David Smith, Appletons Wool
Blank mono deluxe canvas sold by the foot, for painting or charting your own designs. 13 mesh is easier to start with; 18 mesh gives finer detail. Thread, needles and bars are separate.
Zweigart Mono Deluxe Blank Needlepoint Canvas, 13 or 18 Mesh, by the Foot
A soft first canvas in periwinkle and sage: a 4 x 4 in printed design on 13-mesh canvas. Choose “Full Kit” for thread, two needles, a threader, scissors, a bag and instructions; “Canvas Only” has no thread.
Blue Hydrangea Beginner Needlepoint Kit, 4 x 4 in
A creamy magnolia with blush and sage on ecru: a 6 x 4 in printed design on 13-mesh canvas. Choose “Full Kit” for thread, needles, a threader, scissors and a bag. Same maker as the hydrangea kit.
Magnolia on Ecru Needlepoint Kit, 6 x 4 in
Three dusty-pink tulips on pale butter yellow: a 6 x 4 in printed design on 13-mesh canvas, quick to finish as a small framed piece. Choose “Full Kit” for thread and tools.
Pink Tulips on Pale Yellow Needlepoint Kit, 6 x 4 in
Beautiful Stitching Tools
100% wool skeins sold one by one in a wide range of shades, for colour-matching or building your own palette. Covers 12 and 13 mesh canvas well; pair with blunt tapestry needles.
DMC Tapestry Wool, 8.8 yd Skeins
Blunt-tip needles that slip between canvas threads instead of splitting them. Larger sizes suit 13 mesh, finer ones 18 mesh. Inexpensive, so keep spares.
Dritz Blunt Tapestry Needles, Sizes 18 to 22
Small thread scissors made in Seki, Japan, with red lacquered handles and gold maki-e detail. A sharp, small blade is all needlepoint needs. A splurge that ships from Japan.
Cohana Small Red Lacquer Scissors with Gold Maki-e, Made in Seki
A magnetic needle minder in glazed Awaji roof-tile ceramic with a needle polisher, so your needle stays put when you pause. Blue suits this palette.
Cohana Awaji Kawara Magnetic Needle Minder with Needle Polisher
Three wire threaders with indigo fabric handles. Best with stranded cotton; for thicker wool, folding the strand over the needle is often easier.
Cohana Indigo Fabric Needle Threaders, Set of 3
Pine bars that keep your canvas taut so stitches stay even. Sold in pairs, so a frame needs two packs; choose bars a little longer than your design. Tacks are separate.
Yarn Tree Pine Stretcher Bars, 5 to 18 in (Pair)
Your Stitching Corner
A compact mid-century armchair in solid ash with olive velvet cushions; the open arms leave room to stitch. Some reviewers find the cushions firm.
Verity Armchair, Solid Ash and Olive Velvet
A natural oak side table for the armchair: the drawer holds skeins and needles flat, and the open shelf keeps the current project and chart within reach.
Cooper 1-Drawer Side Table, Natural Oak
A hardwood lap stand that slides under your thigh and holds stretcher bars at the angle you want, so both hands stay free. Stretcher bars and frames are not included.
K's Creations Adjustable Z-Frame Lap Stand
A cream bouclé-style desk chair with a light-wood band and a chrome swivel base. With the 29.5 in desk, keep the seat at about 19 in. Arm height and knee clearance aren't published.
Studio McGee Cream Upholstered Adjustable-Height Desk Chair
The main work table: solid wood in a pale natural finish, about 120 x 55 cm, roomy enough for a lap-stand clamp, an open book and a wool tray side by side.
Solid Wood Desk with Two Drawers, Natural, 47 x 21.7 in
A small clip-on LED lamp with a flexible arm, so you can aim light straight onto the canvas in the evening. Very light, and the blue suits this corner.
Daylight Smart Clip-On LED Lamp, Blue
Keep It Together
An open waxed-canvas tote with outside pockets for scissors, needles and threaders, and room inside for skeins and a rolled canvas. Made in Osaka, in blue or pink.
Cohana Waxed Canvas Tool Tote, Made in Osaka
24 skeins of wool in assorted colours, packed in an embossed tin that later keeps loose wool, needles and a small canvas flat and dust-free.
DMC Tapestry Wool Collector's Tin, 24 Skeins
Three tiny stacking lacquer boxes from Yamanaka, sold as a small sewing set. They are here for the boxes: a neat home for needles, a minder and threaders.
hiro Three-Tier Lacquer Box Set, Vermilion, Yamanaka Lacquer
Freestanding side storage beside the desk (too tall to fit underneath). Seven shallow drawers sort wool skeins by colour. Engineered wood with a light oak look, on casters.
7-Drawer Rolling Storage Cabinet, Natural
Baltic birch pegboard made to order in Michigan, with pegs and four shelves for wool, charts and tools. The 1 in holes take only the maker's own pegs and shelves, not standard hooks.
Baltic Birch Pegboard with Shelves and Pegs, Made in Michigan
An alternative to the drawer cabinet, not an extra: a solid rubberwood cart with two drawers and open shelves, if you prefer a work surface. Sold as a kitchen cart; it doesn't fit under the desk.
Alternative: Solid Rubberwood Rolling Cart, Natural
Finish & Display
The easiest way to finish a small piece at home: press a 4 x 4 in stitched canvas onto the adhesive base and add the clear insert. Ivory suits this palette.
Self-Finishing Needlepoint Coaster, 4 in Square, Faux Leather
A round acrylic frame with an adhesive back for finishing a small stitched circle, then hanging it on a bag or hook. Comes in 3 in or 4 in.
Acrylic Self-Finishing Needlepoint Ornament or Bag Tag, Round
A clear acrylic tray that shows a finished square under its top, with a pull-out drawer below. Holds an insert of about 5 5/8 x 5 3/4 in (not included).
Acrylic Needlepoint Display Tray with Drawer, 6 x 6 in
A small solid walnut frame with plexi, mat and backboard, to hang or stand. The size listed is the inside size, so match it to your stitched area.
Small Solid Walnut Picture Frame, 4 x 4 to 10 x 10 in
A slim solid hardwood ledge for showing finished canvases above the chair. The front lip keeps framed pieces upright, so you can swap them as you finish new work.
Solid Walnut Picture Ledge, 36 in