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Barbara
Bernard Needlepoint needlepoint house portrait kits
Prices (for kits
designed to order) start at £150 for a design measuring
12" square.
Barbara Bernard
custom-designed house portrait kits include:
The design clearly
hand-painted onto an ample square of white 10 count
interlock canvas
A graph printed in
colour of the design for reference with a colour key
2 tapestry needles
Appletons Crewel
wool in sufficient quantities of each colour to work the
design (using three strands and working in cross stitch)*
Simple to follow
instructions.
* I recommend working
my kits in cross-stitch rather than tent stitch or
half-cross-stitch because it produces a crisper image which
suits my usual architectural subject matter. Cross-stitch also
does not distort the canvas as much as conventional tent
stitch.
I use 3 strands of
crewel wool instead of tapestry wool because sometimes it is
possible to introduce a textural, "tweed-like"
effect by threading the needle with two different shades of a
colour.
If you would rather
work in tent-stitch, I can adjust the wool quantities and
provide altered instructions.
If you any other
requirements, such as working on a different gauge canvas or
with a different kind of thread, please contact us to discuss
what is possible.
"Received the kit in the
mail today. I will certainly send you a photo when its
finished." JB, Western Australia
"I have just received the lovely
cushion kit. Its perfect - my friend will be thrilled. Thank
you again for all your help. I will certainly recommend you to
others." CJ, London
