What is Penelope Canvas?

While you are shopping you may run across designs printed on penelope canvas and wonder how you stitch on it. Here's an explanation.
https://www.thespruce.com/double-thread-needlepoint-canvas-3861783

Penelope normally comes in 10/20 count although you can find 12/24 count.  Try working fine crewel wool or DMC cotton floss or size 12 perle cotton on it.  It is rougher than mono canvas and the holes are smaller, especially when you split the pairs to stitch smaller detail.
http://www.needleworkdiscount.com/penelope

Here's more information on penelope including the definition of gros pointe and petitpoint.
http://www.needlepoint-for-fun.com/penelope-needlepoint.htm

Needlepoint for Fun also carries penelope canvases.  They are generally printed.  (I've never seen any hand painted penelope canvases.)   You may have seen canvases where the center design is stitched and the background is to be stitched by the purchaser.  These are generally on penelope canvas.
https://www.needlepoint-for-fun.com/shop/Kits-/Penelope-Needlepoint-Designs.htm

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The History of Needlepoint

Nordic Needle has posted a quick history of needlepoint in their latest newsletter.
https://sendy.nordicneedle.com/sendy/w/Ms763rEz7ISjJcVJerZDpxCw/cnYPGf1UY29qb763KiNfi6zg/r763Ho5ALtxTS8M892mxp6julA#.WPyOGi1b7xE.facebook

I can't say that I agree with everything they say—Medieval stitchers were creating wall hangings, rugs and a sort of table cover, not upholstery as we think of it today plus I think basketweave wears much better than continental—but it's still interesting, with lots of great photographs.

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The Mystery at the Antiques Mall UPDATED

Susan at Plays with Needles stumbled across a mystery involving a piece of petitpoint she found at an antiques mall in Florida. Anyone recognize the heraldry or what 1526 means?
http://plays-with-needles.blogspot.com/2015/04/heralding-petit-point.html

UPDATE:  Susan talked to the College of Arms and here is what they said about the symbolism.
http://plays-with-needles.blogspot.com/2015/04/heraldry-follow-up.html

All I know about the date 1526 is Henry VIII was writing love letters to Anne Boleyn then....

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Now That's REALLY Petitpoint!

Needleprint just profiled Elga and her stitching and cabinetry skills.  Silk gauze is the traditional material for dollhouse rugs and other items just because you can get the right scale.  Scale is everything in miniature-making.  A rug on 18 count canvas might look too coarse in your dollhouse if everything else is in a smaller scale.
http://needleprint.blogspot.com/2013/01/elga-tres-petit-petitpointers.html

I hope you enjoy seeing her work.  Her blog is wonderfully interesting as she shows how she is making her reproduction 17th Century casket and her silk gauze embroidery is wonderful to see.  I didn't know there was a Yahoo Group for petitpoint stitchers, though.  Take note and sign up if this is something you love to do!

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Petitpoint in Vienna

Somewhere on the World Wide Web yesterday I ran across a mention of this Viennese shop that sells petitpoint pieces. I didn't make note of who mentioned it as I was sure I would remember. Oops!

Thanks, whoever you are.

The items for sale are traditional petitipoint, worked in the Berlin woolwork style.

Enjoy browsing the goods. I can't get any of the photos to enlarge but maybe your machine will work better with the site.  I was eager to see the hand mirrors better since my Day of the Dead lady has one in her bony hand but alas, the site doesn't like my Mac.
http://www.petitpoint.eu/english/aboutus.html

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