Design & Paint Needlepoint Canvas

Yesterday I taught a workshop at Wool & Willow on how to Design & Paint Your Own Name or Monogram. It was lots of fun on a very cold winter afternoon. Everyone came away with a new appreciation for painted needlepoint canvases. Below is my materials list and directions from Needlepoint for Fun. Click on their link for complete information. Hope you all try it!

           

Materials List:

·         # 14 mesh white canvas

o   (and scrap canvas)

·         Acrylic paint

o   (Delta is an good inexpensive paint)

·         5/0 spotter brush

·         Round 1 brush

o   (Loew Cornell are good inexpensive brushs)

·         Small spray bottle

·         Mechanical pencil

·         Kneaded eraser

·         Disposable pallets

o   (or small plastic plates)

·         Paper cup for water

·         Paper Towel

·         Tracing Paper

·         Masking tape

·         Ruler

·         Letters for transfer

From Needlepoint for Fun - Let's start needlepoint canvas painting:

• Cut the canvas 2 inches larger all the way around than the design you plan to create.
• Lay the canvas onto the white paper. This makes it easier to see the design as you paint.
• Sketch the outline of a design onto your canvas using pencil. You can also do this by tracing over a painting or drawing you have already done.
• Now you color in the design using the colors you have selected. It easier to work with the paint being a little thinner, use your spray bottle. As you paint, you need to think like a stitcher. Each cross-thread in the canvas mesh is a stitch and so each cross-thread must be designated a specific color. This is so that the guess-work is taken out of the equation for the stitcher. You are "stitch painting" not just slapping on color willy-nilly. This makes the process a little slower as you think what color each stitch should be and paint the cross-threads on the canvas mesh accordingly.
• Special Tip. As you paint, the canvas holes can get clogged with paint. Use the straw to "blow out" the holes periodically or use a hairdyer.
• You may need to go back over some colors or touch up the details at the end. The paint dries very quickly and so in no time at all you will have your own needlepoint canvas painting. Be sure to not let the paint dry in the brush.

• http://www.needlepoint-for-fun.com/needlepoint-canvas-painting.html

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