Breaking in a New Canvas

Most of the time when I needlepoint I am stitching on a painted canvas. It’s mostly coloring with fiber since the artist painted the canvas. In doing the seats for my game table I am free hand needlepointing. I drew a life size picture of the flower I am doing and use a white blank canvas I stitch one section at a time.

I can lay the canvas on the drawing to make sure my size and perspective stay true, but I am having to evaluate each stitch on its own.

I started this flower yesterday. The hardest party about it is breaking in a new starchy canvas to make it more pliable and easier to hold. Today the tips of my fingers on my left hand are a little raw from scrunching up the stiff canvas. I hope that by the time I get to work on the petals of the flower the canvas will be softer.

Until then I suffer so I can continue forward progress. Always my motto. Just keep moving forward.