4 Needlepoint Myths and How to Avoid Them

What most stitchers think of as “choosing stitches” is really just a small fraction of what it really entails.

Most view choosing stitches and threads as just the actual “working the canvas” component. In fact, choosing your materials and which stitches to use constitutes little more than half of an entire, well-integrated STRATEGY.

A truly effective strategy involves 5 Key Stages (evaluating the canvas, exploring stitch and thread options, making your plan, stitching the piece, and finishing), all of which MUST come together in perfect harmony in order for your project to turn out as you envision it.

In short, choosing stitches and threads isn’t a single tactic, but an entire system with many moving parts.

My system is so much more than just picking a bunch of stitches and threads that I think will look good on a particular canvas. In fact, I’ve given it a name – I call it The Needlepoint Success System.

Specifically, my Needlepoint Success System includes strategic planning that is precisely aligned with The Stitcher’s Club. It includes a color theory component, a canvas evaluation plan, a materials strategy, a focus on working the canvas and how it will be finished, and so much more.

And when everything lines up perfectly, your project turns out exactly like you envisioned (maybe even better!). Before you know it, you’re on your way to developing your skills beyond your wildest dreams so that you can stitch with confidence.

True. Choosing stitches and threads ISN’T easy.

But that doesn’t mean it can’t be relatively simple when met with the right A-Z blueprint that leaves nothing to chance.

From pairing together the most affordable and reliable information resources to knowing exactly which kind of threads to use to maximize canvas enhancement, a step-by-step blueprint can take an otherwise COMPLEX strategy and make it attainable for even the most time-starved stitcher.

And for the stitcher that possesses such a blueprint, the “complexity” of choosing stitches and threads for your projects actually becomes a huge creative advantage, giving them the unique chance to be able to write their very own stitch guides effectively and with confidence.

And on a final note, YES, executing the Needlepoint Success Strategy requires effort…but you’ve already proven that you’re willing to put in effort – you just need the reassurance of knowing that every bit of energy you put into developing your skills will come back to you tenfold.

What you CAN’T afford to do is waste time and energy in perpetual “figure it out” mode.

While it’s awesome that you got a head start on learning to use decorative stitches and novelty threads a while back, relying on others to create stitch guides for you can actually become a detriment to your stitching success.

Your choices are limited to the whims of professional stitch guide writers…

On-site classes can be expensive…

Custom stitch guides can also be quite expensive…

Older designs (even those released as recently as 2 years ago) are regarded as passé…

it’s not the solution to being able to choose your very own stitches and threads for YOUR projects.

Hint: It’s not enough to just use professional stitch guides or take project based classes and expect to be able to eventually do it yourself.

So when you add it all up, there’s very little you can rely on from the tactics you’ve used in the past if you want to succeed at choosing the very best stitches and threads for the canvases in YOUR stash (and for those you’ll undoubtedly add to it!).