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Needlepoint Designs by Jan Voich - Classical to Modern Needlepoint Finishing |
Our needlepoint designs - with different finishing solutions - classic to modern - as customers worldwide send us their finished needlework photographed.We hope you enjoy their exquisite work.
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These photographs were sent to us from - our favorite Stitching Friend in Minneapolis. Although this design was originally - a chair seat - he decided on a pillow finishing and created this incredibly beautiful pillow.The impeccable skill in stitching shows no need for blocking once worked. When we receive photos of our designs - stitched and finished with such care - it makes designing needlepoint worth the efforts. |
San Sebastian using dimensional stitches - adding beads and pieces of bark - our friend from NYC sent us this photo - after carefully working this handpainted canvas during nine months. This stitch-painted canvas was interpreted using 20 - 30 different types of stitches. Pulling the ropes out of the painting is an absolutely ingenious addition - evolving the original design - into her - Masterpiece of Art. |
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Matted and in a frame - as this piece is very delicately worked on 18 mesh canvas with extremely fine fibers. Notice to the bottom right the colors fading into the water. |
Simply Brilliant - She writes to us > San Sebastian is a lovely project. However - for my level it has been so difficult and - thus slow. It has scared me - then excited me - after - even angered me. That proves that it has been a very good challenge and has advanced me in needle point. So each weekend I say - I will finish it. Then I move more slowly along - then I expected. So hopefully soon the picture will be coming.* |
Andalucia II is from a series of three paintings depicting a small white-washed town in the south of Spain. The interpretation is extremely successful - rich in a multitud of textures. This stitched piece took Susan Mitchell from Northern California two years to finish - creating a modern - cubist sensation. She writes - * ... it hangs in my bedroom and greets me every morning !* |
Framing The Needlework Sampler - from - our lovely stitching friend in ConnecticutOur Sampler Designs are often framed or finished into pillows. The above photograph captures the colors beautifully - and - of course - her stitching is perfect. Another fabulous - photograph for this page - taken by her husband ( and - approved by her Boston Terrier - Hannah ). |
*The Beige - Blue Sampler Pillow* - and the matching *Initials Pillow* seen above - are finished into pillows - by framing them in raw silk - cut on the bias - our favorite needlepoint finishing solution. The Sampler is stitched on 10 mesh ( Demi Point ) - and *The Initials* petit point is stitched on 18 mesh ( holes per inch ) canvas. Thank you - from our stitching friends in Paris - Ravissant !! |
Above is the Green Memling used as table covers - this combination of colors is modern - soft - - feminine and will look sublime in the same room with the Beige Blue Sampler Pillows - - Umm - so - very - nice to - - touch.
This design is also used as rugs - fire screens - bench covers and headboards. |
View the same design in a blue and white Tablecover
Five shades of antique blues with a stark white and a - touch of pale yellow - - delightful - to behold - soft to the touch. Who said needlepoint is for the elders - it is a wonderful and relaxing pastime for all ages - and - of - course we include you gentlemen. This is similar to when we all played Tetris - yet much more addictive ... and then - you have something to look at - in the end. Be careful though - needlework does create - a curious state of mesmerism. |
Another of Our Pillow Designs - Memling - worked and finished. We add this photograph - to show you another Raw Silk Finishing - which we use on many of our pillows - especially suitable for the Memling Collection. The feel of these fibers together - is - a pleasure for all of the senses. The two Memling Pillows and Cushions are seen below photographed. |
A Special Edition of the Memling Kits seen in
The Frick Collection
Memling*s Portraits Exhibition
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
The Frick Collection
Below - Memling Motif in a shadow box frame - slipped between your art books. One of our favorite framing solutions as the shadow boxes protect your needlework from dust - yet show them in a modern - very in vogue and stylish manner. A 2000 year old - historical design - adapted into a fashionable art object. View Memling Motif combined into different finishing solutions - visit this last link and also Rugs - which shows you two Green Memling Panels joined together - to form a hall runner and an area rug. |
Jan Voich ( and Samantha Taylor ) - explains how she ( they ) create - New Designs*Designing needlepoint is a very difficult profession - requiring great concentration - patience and precision. Many people ask us what - is involved in the process of a modern design for tapestry needlework kits* |
*Well first - we paint the idea with oil paints or with pastels on paper or canvas.*
| *Once we are pleased with the design - we then paint it on the needlepoint canvas - deciding which mesh count is best suited. The tighter the holes ( 18 count ) - the better - for detailed pictures ( like San Sebastian - seen above ) - yet many people prefer a more relaxing 10 - 12 - 13 - holes per inch - - much - easier on the eyes.* |
*Then we - stitch this original - matching the colors of our fibers ( 475 different colors to choose from ) - carefully with the oil paint or pastels. Sometimes there are new ideas - as the color selections are made and - we decide to try them.* *You never know - until the entire piece is worked - whether the colors will combine and - flow well. Often - we re-stitch areas including the whole piece - until completely satisfied with the results.* |
| *As most of Our Designs - also are charted - we then count the stitched piece - - dot-by-dot and - go crazy as this seems to always go off - and we recount many times - until the graph - is exactly faithful to our original Needlework Tapestries.* |
*After the chart is finished we match the paper colors closely to the wool - another trying process. Once this is achieved - we add the symbols on top of each color - again dot-by-dot - print - recheck that all is exact and - - then - take a few days off ...* *... yes .. this is very necessary.* *Finally - we work the color labels to wrap our Fibers - matching these - again to the chart and wool colors - calculating the quantities needed. These are not necessary for those who of you who choose to acquire the canvases only - interpreting the colors and stitches to your desires - yet needed for our Kits.* *The full size photograph is also prepared - quite trying on the patience - as the wool and fiber colors change according to the light. The best lighting is a natural white light on a cloudy day - yet there are many artificial lights we use also now. Until today we have been using our 1959 Roleiflex camera - for large and detailed negatives - yet are preparing to go *digital* soon - as these new cameras are truly refining their technology.*
Once the designs are stitched - we decide on an appropriate finishing - usually choosing pillows - cushions - or framing solutions for most panels. |
Deco Dance Pillow
*Finally - a new Kit and Canvas is born - - in - a complete and - intimate - - Silence*
There is much more to tell - yet - words - are not - Our - forté.
Our Paints - these minerals are from Morocco
The different methods of painting and fitting the designs to the canvas will come soon - a fascinating process. Read more about the different types of canvas - > canvases
Jan writes more - on this next page > Designers - ( be sure to skate up to the > Top of this page also ) It is - time for dinner now - so - - until soon ... and ... thank you - very much - - for visiting with us. |
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