The Stitch Journal

Evenly tensioned tent stitches lying flat on needlepoint canvas — correct relaxed tension

Is Needlepoint Hard? An Honest Answer for Total...

Short answer: no. Needlepoint is one of the easiest fiber crafts to start, and almost certainly easier than you're imagining. Here are honest answers to the questions everyone asks before...

Is Needlepoint Hard? An Honest Answer for Total...

Short answer: no. Needlepoint is one of the easiest fiber crafts to start, and almost certainly easier than you're imagining. Here are honest answers to the questions everyone asks before...

Three tent stitches in blush pink wool on white needlepoint canvas — the one stitch beginners need

How to Needlepoint: The Complete Beginner's Guide

If you can color inside the lines, you can needlepoint. That's not marketing fluff — it's genuinely how printed-canvas needlepoint works. The design is already on the canvas. Your job...

How to Needlepoint: The Complete Beginner's Guide

If you can color inside the lines, you can needlepoint. That's not marketing fluff — it's genuinely how printed-canvas needlepoint works. The design is already on the canvas. Your job...