Christmas Needlepoint Canvases

The Christmas needlepoint canvas collection at Rittenhouse runs to nearly 4,000 designs and covers every format the category has produced. Santa portraits range from single-face close-ups to full narrative scenes with forest animals, farm settings, and character variants including Mrs. Claus and La Befana. 

Animal subjects span a wide range: a raccoon peering over a holiday wreath; bears with wrapped packages from Pippin Studio; holiday kangaroos, otters, and monkeys from KCN Designers; Christmas foxes from Saturnalia Stitching; and nutcrackers in both ornament and 30-inch stand-up formats from Susan Roberts. 

House and landscape canvases include The Plum Stitchery's Peppermint House, Painted Pony's Kringle Farm and Snowman's Tree Farm, and gingerbread houses designed to assemble as 3D pieces. Stockings, ornaments, nativity scenes, and holiday mugs round out the rest.

Canvases are available in, 12-, 13-, 14-, 16-, 18-count mesh, depending on the designer and design. For buyers focused on a specific format, dedicated collections exist for Christmas ornaments, Christmas stockings, and nativity canvases.

What types of Christmas needlepoint canvases does Rittenhouse carry? 

The collection covers Santa portraits and scenes, holiday animal subjects (raccoons, bears, kangaroos, otters, foxes, nutcrackers), Christmas house and farm scenes, gingerbread houses in both flat and 3D formats, stockings, ornaments, nativity scenes, holiday mugs, and seasonal motifs including holly, peppermint, and birch trees.

Designers include The Plum Stitchery, Susan Roberts Needlepoint, Rebecca Wood Designs, Painted Pony Designs, KCN Designers, Pippin Studio, Doolittle Stitchery, Nash and Daughters Needlepoint, Melissa Shirley Designs, Kate Dickerson Needlepoint Collections, Saturnalia Stitching, and many others. 

Frequently Asked Questions

What mesh counts are available in the Christmas collection? 

The collection includes canvases on 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18 count mesh, depending on the designer and format. The mesh count is listed on each individual product page. 

Does Rittenhouse carry large-scale Christmas needlepoint canvases?

Yes. The collection includes stockings from The Plum Stitchery and Susan Roberts Needlepoint, stand-up canvases including a 30-inch Nutcracker from Susan Roberts, and large scenic pillow canvases from Painted Pony Designs and The Plum Stitchery. There is also a range of 3D gingerbread house canvases from Susan Roberts that assemble into freestanding pieces. 

Does Rittenhouse carry 3D Christmas needlepoint canvases? 

Yes. Susan Roberts Needlepoint produces 3D gingerbread houses in multiple themes,  including Popcorn and Andes Mint, that are designed to assemble into freestanding pieces once stitched. These are also listed in the 3D needlepoint canvas collection. 

Does Rittenhouse offer finishing services for Christmas canvases? 

Yes. Rittenhouse offers in-house needlepoint finishing for ornaments, stockings, pillows, and other formats. Current turnaround times and pricing are on the finishing services page.