Explore our collection of needlepoint canvases, featuring designs for every skill level and style. Whether you’re just starting out or looking for your next project, you’ll find everything from beginner-friendly canvases and kits to detailed designs for ornaments, belts, key fobs, and decorative pieces. With a wide range of themes, including seasonal favorites, travel-inspired designs, florals, and more, there’s always something new to stitch and make your own.
What is Needlepoint?
Needlepoint is the art of stitching thread into a stiff open-weave mesh to create designs. This craft allows you to express your creativity because of its room for all ideas and experimentation. You can create your own needlepoint design using a blank canvas and threads of your choice, or pick from our large catalog of existing designs. The possibilities are endless.
What are the Best Beginner Friendly Needlepoint Canvases?
For beginners, a needlepoint kit is a perfect place to start since it provides you with all the supplies and instructions needed for your needlepoint journey, or start with one of our smaller canvases to get the hang of it. Our smaller canvases are about 4-5 inches, with not many colors to allow you to focus on technique.
What’s Difference Between Needlepoint and Cross Stitch?
While both are needlework crafts, the difference lies in materials and stitching style. Needlepoint is done using varied stitches on a stiff, gridded, open-weave canvas, usually with thicker thread, creating a design on its surface, and is often used to create physical pieces such as stockings, belts, key fobs, etc. Cross stitch uses fine thread and floss, using X-shaped stitches on soft fabric that is often turned into framed art.
What Kinds of Needlepoint Canvases are Available?
We offer canvases with a wide range of designs and uses, from decor projects like ornaments, brick and doorstops, and picture frames to everyday items, such as keyfobs and bookmark canvases, and belt canvases. Many canvases make great gifts for loved ones, such as pet collars, stockings, mini stockings, and purses. Lastly, our canvases come in a variety of beautiful designs, from flowers to travel destinations, and everything in between.
How Long Does it Take to Complete a Needlepoint Canvas?
A good rule of thumb is that one square inch will take about 45 minutes to complete, but the time spent on a project can depend on factors such as the size of the canvas, the difficulty of the design, and your skill level in the craft.
What Seasonal Needlepoint Canvases Does Rittenhouse Have?
We have many seasonal canvases available for any occasion, including Christmas, Easter, and Halloween, as well as seasonal events like weddings and engagements. We also release more seasonal designs as the season approaches, keeping our collections up to date.
