- You love to start new projects but often get stuck.
- You're starting to amass a stash and have some UFOs.
- You're progressing, but still often run into skills you wish you knew.
- Certain skills keep you from starting a project you'd really love to do.
- You're mastering the basics of needlepoint and gaining confidence in your skills, but you've barely scratched the surface of all there is to know about your needlepoint hobby.
A silver thread student is starting to see and recognize the first glimmers of knowledge opening her mind.
✔ I really want to use some decorative stitches on this new canvas I just bought, but I have no idea where to start!
✔ I don't know which threads I should use, let alone which stitches would look best.
✔ Overwhelmed by all the choices: threads, stitches, canvases
✔ Unsure of yourself
✔ Afraid of making a "mistake" when choosing stitches (and threads) for a project - doesn't know where to start
✔ Understands the difference between the different kinds of
tent stitch
✔ May have tried to choose stitches before, but gave up in despair
✔ Doesn't know what to look for when purchasing a canvas
✔ May have several projects in progress
✔ Buys canvases willy-nilly, without much thought as to
how they'll be "finished"
✔ May have worked a small painted canvas with a
simple stitch guide
✔ Frequently falls back on basketweave/tent stitch because it's safe
Has all the skills of a stage 1 stitcher + the following...
✔ Can competently work diagonal tent (basketweave) in
curved areas/spaces
✔ Understands basic compensation
✔ Can work at least six different decorative stitches
✔ Understands and works from charts and simple stitch diagrams with confidence
To move to the next stage, you’ll need to…
✔ Complete two small projects using (at least) one decorative stitch on each. The decorative stitches must include simple compensating
✔ Complete one small project using a professionally written stitch guide that includes at least three decorative stitches that must be compensated
✔ Begin/create a stitch reference notebook that includes stitched samples of twelve essential decorative stitches that every needlepointer should know
✔ Additional Action Items Coming SOON
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