Needlepoint . . .

[JODY DESIGNS]

Hi Everyone........
I will try to answer some of the above questions........
1. Yes, cross stitch charts may be used to do needlepoint. Just think of the square as the intersection + the horizontal and vertical. It would be called exact stitch count painted.

2. Please never use pencil to mark your canvas, it will show through and also run into the fibers, this will show especially when using light colors.

3. Here in the USA the very best pen most designers use is a Pilot pen,Ultra fine point, NO XYLENE, permanent type SCA-UF. I don't know if it is available where you live. Usually purchased in art supply stores not craft stores. It is available in Black, blue, green and red. If not available use acrylic paint.

4. Yes, handpainted canvases are more expensive, you are paying for an artist to paint a canvas. Silkscreen is mass produced and the design may not be completely on the canvas weave, colors are printed separately. Heat transfer is printed all at once, like an iron on like a tee shirt design.

Hope this helps a bit........
Warmly,
Jody

[mysterystitcher]

I admit, I wasn't the one who asked, but that told me pretty much. And some canvases give me gray hair, so to speak.