- You've stitched at least one medium size canvas following a professional stitch guide.
- You'd like to be able to substitute stitches and threads in stitch guides so that the finished design is more aligned with your personal taste.
- You still avoid some canvases because they seem too difficult.
- You've tried choosing stitches and/or threads for your needlepoint canvases, but you abandoned your project because you got overwhelmed or didn't like the outcome.
A turquoise thread student learns to strengthen and refine her techniques.
✔ Alright - I CAN do this. I just know I can because
I really, really want to!
✔ The worst thing that can happen is that I have to frog it.
✔ There's so much to learn!
✔ Boy, I can hardly wait to be able to choose my own stitches/threads for my projects
✔ Eager to learn
✔ Up for the challenge
✔ Brave
✔ Nervously excited
✔ Has attempted to choose stitches for a project but abandoned the project because of overwhelm or didn't like the outcome
✔ Has worked at least one painted canvas following a professionally written stitch guide
✔ Knows how to execute a variety of decorative stitches
Has all of the skills of stage 1 & 2 stitchers + the following...
✔ Has stitched with a variety of threads including cotton, wool, silk, synthetics, linen, metal/metallics and is
familiar with their characteristics
✔ Can work at least 12 different decorative stitches
✔ Has worked at least two different techniques on needlepoint canvas, such as beading, couching, Florentine (bargello), needle felting, open work, silk ribbon, surface embroidery, or turkey work
To move to the next stage, you’ll need to…
✔ Create a simple stitch guide for a small hand-painted needlepoint canvas using the Needlepoint Success System
✔ Stitch the canvas following the stitch guide
✔ Continue adding to stitch reference notebook by adding 12 more stitches every needlepointer should know
(bringing the total to 24 decorative stitches)
✔ Additional Action Items Coming SOON
Your Needlepoint Success Path
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