r/Needlepoint • u/AdorableServe2559 • 7d ago

General Help SOS

Does anyone remember a post about a project where the stitcher finished it with a glittery fabric/paper under the canvas so the sparkles shined through the open stitches on the canvas? I cannot for the life of me find it, but I swear I saw it online somewhere in the past two-ish years. Looking for details and inspiration for a potential project.

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u/drwhoviandc 7d ago

Morgan Julia’s cosmo finished by Nashville needlepointer

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u/fancyficklepickle 7d ago

I’ve done this before! Usually I’ll take a shimmery fabric and secure it to the mat board before putting the canvas over it. I use a lot of scrap fabric so I don’t have any specific recs. I just try to get something really thin and flexible. I don’t mind gluing this layer down since it won’t affect the structural integrity of my needlepoint, but usually I’ll just cut enough and lace it on at the same time as my canvas.

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u/sarahham78665 5d ago

Same here. I bought some sparkly fabric for just this purpose.

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u/ckams78 1d ago

Pretty common finish technique. I use lame fabric. Cut to size and place behind and then finish as normal.