Needlepoint Teacher
Susan Sturgeon Roberts
Master Craftsman Step 6, EGAWelcome to my world of needlepoint! This art form can be called canvas embroidery, needle point, tapestry work or canvas work embroidery. If you remember that canvas fabric is stiff material, your mind now opens up to its many possibilities.
Here, you will learn how to needlepoint. I will teach you how to create many stitches, how to make your painted canvas come alive and how to applique one canvas onto another.
Years ago, women would purchase a canvas with a pre-stitched floral motif in the center and tapestry yarn. She would go home and fill in the background with Continental or Basketweave stitches. Someone would make it into a pillow for her. Yesterday’s yarn shops offered Persian and tapestry wools. Today, our shops are filled with overdyed cottons, leathers, chainettes and sparkling synthetics. Our grandmothers have never heard of threads made from bamboo, soybeans and corn!
My goal is to teach needlepoint from A to Z. Included in this website, we will have a discussion of materials, lots of stitches and a wide range of techniques.
The beginner will learn the basics of needlepoint. We will explain how to transfer a design onto canvas. What are threads, needles and how to make stitches. For the intermediate stitcher, compensation, padding and stitch texture will be talked about.
For the advanced needlepointers, an array of subjects such as one canvas placed upon another, 3D effects and placement of “found” objects will be taught.
I hope you enjoy the site as much as I will have in creating it for you.
Remember to take time to stitch!
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