These patterns and designs are used to personalize needlepoint projects by working initials and fancy monograms as well as letters and numbers that spell out a slogan or message.
Things You Should Know About Needlepoint Lettering
Needlepoint letters and numbers, regardless of style, should always be worked in the continental tent stitch. This stitch keeps the canvas mesh threads from shifting as you work other techniques in between and around the alphabets. As much as possible, avoid creating uneven thicknesses on the back of the canvas when working letters with design elements that jump across extensive background areas. Although you may have to skip across a few mesh threads here and there to stitch a single letter or number, do not jump from one character to the next. End and clip the thread, and then start fresh with the next letter. Ideally, alphabets and numbers should be graphed for square needlepoint canvas to make them easy to stitch. Letters and figures that have curves must be worked on larger sections of needlepoint canvas to get a rounded appearance. Leave enough space between letters and numbers to display them attractively within the needlepoint design area. For phrases or sentences, the amount of spacing between letters should be twice as much as for single alphabets and monograms.
Special Working Techniques for Needlepoint Alphabets & Numbers
One of the most personal things you can to make a needlepoint item unique is to customize it with a stitched monogram or favorite saying. Here are foolproof steps you can take to make perfect needlepoint letters and numbers every time you use them!
How to Use the Classic Alphabet Collection
Download, save and print a copy of the Classic Alphabet Needlepoint Collection image above and use it as a guide when working projects that would be enhanced by an elegant needlepoint monogram.
