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Needlepoint - Continental Stitch

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Susan Battle
Owner, The Point of It All
www.tpoia.com  
202-966-9898

For more than 35 years, The Point of It All has been known across the country for sophisticated, top-of-the-line needlepoint canvases and expert finishing. In 2007, Susan and Christopher Battle took the reins from founder Hyla Hurley. Hyla taught Susan to stitch more than 20 years ago and watched her passion for needlepoint flourish!

The shop features an unparalleled selection of hand-painted canvases by top needlepoint artists including Melissa Shirley, Amanda Lawford, Canvas*Works, Barbara Russell, JP, Julia’s Needleworks, Kathy Schenkel, Silver Needle, Clara Wells, and many, many more. If you are looking for a specific canvas but don’t see it in the shop, we are happy to order it for you. The Point of It All offers classes for children and adults of all skill levels as well as consultations on needlepoint restoration.

We also do a thriving out-of-town business—just because you don’t live in DC doesn’t mean we can’t be your needlepoint shop! You are now able to buy online and have us pull the fibers. Once you have stitched the canvas, we are happy to turn it into a magnificent pillow, beautiful wall hanging, or a fabulous purse. Our finishers are the best in the business!

Needlepoint - Continental Stitch

This video will show how to needlepoint and how to do the continental stitch.

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Susan Battle: Hello, I am Susan Battle owner of The Point of it All. This video is to how to needlepoint. In this segment, I will be demonstrating the Continental Stitch. Here is a diagram of the basic Continental Stitch. I am going to demonstrate right handed. Now that you've anchored your thread, let me go back and explain the Continental Stitch. Again, coming up from the back of your canvas, I want you to visualize a map of the United States. You will be working from Arizona to Maine, Arizona to Maine, going over on inner section of canvas. You are going to be working from the right to the left, so Arizona to Maine, Arizona to Maine, Arizona to Maine, Arizona to Maine. You are going to keep working from the right side of your canvas to the left side of your canvas. Now, when you get to the end of a row, you are going to turn the canvas upside down and continue working as you have been, Arizona to Maine, still working from the right side of your canvas to the left side. Keep going Arizona to Maine and you are needlepointing, carry on. In our next segment, I am going to show you how to end a thread and securely anchor it.

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