Editing Needlepoint (section)

{{Short description|Textile artwork created with a needle and yarn on canvas or mesh}}
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'''Needlepoint''' is a type of '''[[canvas]] work''', a form of [[embroidery]] in which [[yarn]] is stitched through a stiff [[Even-weave|open weave canvas]]. Traditionally needlepoint designs completely cover the canvas.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Amazing Stitching Handbook for Kids |last=Nicholas |first=Kristin |publisher=C&T Publishing |year=2015 |isbn=978-1-60705-973-8 |location=Concord, CA|pages=[https://archive.org/details/amazingstitching0000nich/page/18 18–19]|url=https://archive.org/details/amazingstitching0000nich/page/18}}</ref> Although needlepoint may be worked in a variety of stitches, many needlepoint designs use only a simple [[tent stitch]] and rely upon color changes in the yarn to construct the pattern. Needlepoint is the oldest form of canvas work.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nordicneedle.net/guides/stitching-techniques-guides/canvaswork-needlepoint/canvaswork-vs-needlepoint/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513030658/http://www.nordicneedle.net/guides/stitching-techniques-guides/canvaswork-needlepoint/canvaswork-vs-needlepoint/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 13, 2017 |title=Canvaswork vs. Needlepoint – Save the Stitches by Nordic Needle |language=en-US |access-date=2020-03-29}}</ref>

The degree of detail in needlepoint depends on the [[thread count]] of the underlying mesh fabric.  Due to the inherent lack of suppleness of needlepoint, common uses include eyeglass cases, holiday ornaments, pillows, purses, upholstery, and wall hangings.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nuts-about-needlepoint.com/high-cost-needlepoint/ |title=high cost of Needlepoint |date=2018-01-27 |website=Nuts about Needlepoint |language=en-US |access-date=2020-03-29}}</ref>