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Does Printed Needlepoint Canvas Last 600 Years?

Here’s an email recently received by the folks at Pointseller.com: I would like to know why you think your printed canvas is superior to handpainted. It has been my experience that the printed canvas does not have the life of a handpainted canvas. Tapestries from the 1400’s have lasted 600 years. Will yours? Doubtful.!!! Here […]

Another Fine Example of Needlepoint Appreciation

Check out Appraisal Day Offered at the Daily Tribune of Oakland County, where another needlepoint canvas was appraised by experts with an especially fine appreciation of needlework: We’ve had things appraised as high as $50,000, said Colleen Barkham, a historical society member and organizer of the event. It was a needlepoint that came from England, […]

New Designs Released This Week

Hi there all, I’d like to share with you some of the new designs released this week. I had a bunch of unfinished projects that I finally finished and cleared out of my todo list. From my collection of “Coloring Book” style of designs, I bring to you “Doggie and Soldier”: The pair of playthings […]

Interesting Needlework Shops

I’ve visited needlework shops combined with knitting shops, with Judaica shops, and even with framing shops. But a combination needlepoint and wine shop? That could get confusing. “I’ll take two bottles of the Rainbow variegated, and 1 skein of the Sauvignon blanc, please.”

Needle Point Pens

On one of my frequent sightseeing tours around the Internet, I chanced upon another meaning of the word “needlepoint” of which I wasn’t previously aware. I’m referring to an ink writing instrument known as a “Needle Point Pen”. Here is a review of the Uni-Ball 207 Needle Point Pen by Sanford. Any business that involves […]

The Different Types of Needlepoint Canvas

Christine Mann has posted a Guide to Needlepoint Canvas over at Suite101. The article summarizes the differences between the various types of needlepoint canvas and is a pretty good introduction to this topic. Good quality materials are essential for creating works of art that last, and they help avoid frustration while you work. Before beginning […]

Backgammon Board Needlepoint

The stats I get from Google Analytics show that searchers frequently seek needlepoint patterns for Backgammon Boards. Pepita’s own Backgammon design ranks well with that query and appear on the first page of results. Possibly the most famous needlepointed backgammon board is that of Rosey Grier. I got this picture from a wonderful Flickr photo-set […]

We’ve Moved

Hello, distinguished visitors. Thanks for joining me here at my brand-new WordPress installation. I am still in the process of importing my older blog posts from my original installation. I’m told that this is a difficult process, but have no fear! I’ll get it done. In the meantime, this little introductory post will have to […]

Quickly Looking Up Needlepoint Stitches

Here’s an interesting tip, that I am sharing here for you to use responsibly (in other words, please don’t abuse this little trick, and respect authors’ copyrights). Say you are looking for details on a needlepoint stitch. For example, you wanted to look up the Lucinda Ganderton’s “Stitch Sampler” entry on the Scottish Diamond stitch, […]

My Very First Entry!

Congratulations to us at Pepita on our very first blog entry! Why set up a blog, you ask? The purpose of this blog is manifold: Photos of needlepoint work. When a proud customer shows us a completed needleart work, we ask permission to post a photo here on the blog. This is a great way to […]