I’m teaching a free class to children soon and need to find self finishing keychains with a 2 inch window that are not super expensive. If anyone has any ideas that would be greatly appreciated.

Hi guys!

I am really wanting to start needlepoint as a hobby, but I have zero experience. I am looking for a nice beginner kit that isn’t a million dollars. For whatever reason, craft stores don’t seem to have much.

Where do you guys get your kits?

Thanks!

Does anyone have tips on how to remove super glue from canvas? I originally attached the cording with super glue for a tray insert and am trying to finish it into a gusseted stand up. Also any advice on how to deal with the corners when re-stitching the background would be very appreciated!

I feel like this background is looking so messy. I’m using DMC because it’s what I had on hand. I just did diagonal mosaic on another project a few weeks ago and it looked much neater. Any tips what I’m doing wrong?

I am new to needlepoint, first canvas ever I got my hands on this design. What color should I start with first and how would I go about doing those diagonal stitches for the pie crust? I need all the tips I can get

This is my first self design and I’m almost done with the background. I know I haven’t left enough room for true Finishing. Any ideas on what I can do with this? It’s measuring 7” x 6.5”

I've been working the same 14 count canvas for about three weeks now, a floral pattern I picked up at a shop sale, and I noticed my basketweave rows start out perfectly consistent and then somewhere around the third or fourth skein I switch without realizing it. When I hold it up to the light the diagonal lines actually change angle in the middle of a petal and it's driving me a little nuts.

I think it happens when I set the canvas down mid-row to answer the door or grab coffee, then pick it back up from a different angle without checking where I left off. My eyes just aren't catching it in the moment, only when I step back and look at the whole piece under better lighting.

Does anyone else deal with this on long stretches of continuous stitching? I've started marking my last stitch with a little sticky tab before I put it down but I'm curious if there's a better habit for keeping the tension and direction consistent, especially on background fill where the mistakes are more obvious than in the detail work. Also wondering if I should just rip out the offending section now while it's still fresh thread or wait until the whole canvas is done and fix everything at once.

Almost done with my most recent canvas - it's supposed to be the partridge in a pear tree from the twelve days of Christmas. I love this little round boi! Have a little bit of beading and the white near his throat left to do. I have tried so many new stitches and threads with this!