CANVAS: PENELOPE is the classic canvas which is used in Traditional Needlepoint. It is a double woven fabric with pairs of horizontal and vertical threads which form the mesh. When doing regular needlepoint, the stitches are worked diagonally over two horizontal and two vertical threads. For Petit Point, the double vertical thread is separated and [...]

A 1941 DESIGN MATERIALS: J. & P. Coats Knit Cro-Skeen, 3 balls of dark color and 2 balls of light color; Milward’s steel crochet hook No.8 or 9. Seat Cover measures about 18″ at front edge, 14″ at back edge, and 14″ along both side edges. Side strip measures about 3″ deep. GAUGE: 10 dc [...]

The Chair Seat was worked in cross stitch over two threads on Rustique 26 Count Dresden Linen, using 2 strands of cotton and was professionally upholstered because the chair had no base. drew the shape of the seat onto a piece of paper, added 8 cm (3″) extra on all four sides and used this [...]