Needlepoint Canvas & Supplies in Tapestry

Series Summary

Tapestry is a form of textile art created by a needle and thread. Tapestries are made by hand or on a loom and range in size and form. Historically, tapestries were huge and decorated halls of castles and churches in Europe. They were elegant and lavish, often being sewn of silk, wool and even gold thread. These days, tapestries are still used as wall decor, but they also adorn smaller objects such as pillows or small framed tapestry work.

In this series of videos, you will be able to learn more about the art of needlepoint tapestry. Get equipped with the right threads, needles, patterns and other accessories needed for making your own tapestry. When tackling a new tapestry, setting the atmosphere and developing a central focus is important can help you not to get overwhelmed with your work. Making changes in your tapestry can be tricky, but not after watching these videos. Learn about the mood of color and choose your color scheme so that it will fit in with your home decor. Inserting your tapestry in a frame can personalize the piece. Protecting the tapestry helps to protect it from future damage. Enjoy the creative process of creating a personal tapestry!

Video Transcript

"My name is Francie DeMun. I am speaking on behalf of Expert Village and I am a tapestry artist. I think that the first thing that I want to say is that I am an artist and I use the word tapestry to describe my work because it’s what is really evolved but tapestries are actually woven and these are not woven. I describe my work to people more as painting with wool. Actually a couple of hundred years ago in France there was a medium that was called woolies that was very much like what I do but at the moment I seem to be the only person that does it. My process is very similar to what a painter would do. I start with a blank canvas. In this case I use needlepoint canvas. It is a canvas that has a lot of little holes lined up. You can buy these canvases in different gages meaning different number of holes per inch. I use stitches using Scottish wools to do my images so it is more like painting. I guess one advantage of using wools rather than paint, I can take this anywhere I go. It’s not a mess. "