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Needlepoint - Ending a Thread

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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 - Ending a Thread

This video will show how to needlepoint and how to end a thread.

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Susan Battle: Hello! I am Susan Battle, owner of The Point of it All. This video is how to needlepoint and in this segment, I will be demonstrating how to securely anchor your thread. When you are ready to end a thread, say you are at the end of a line or you have run out of fiber or you need to change colors, you are going to turn the canvas over and you are going to gently work your needle into your previous stitches. Being careful not to poke all the way through, to the front of your canvas. Just catch it a little bit, work it gently, pull through, then usually you would go through -- I would go through about an inch of canvas as you did when you are anchoring it at start and then you are going to take your scissors and clip, right next to your last stitch and that's it. In our next segment, I will be showing you some other stitches that you may want to learn later.

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