valentines Day Sign
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goodpoint "love"
Written by: JoAnn Gardella
Published: Jan 19, 2024
Finish Style:
Finish Style: Island House Needlepoint sign over rigid internal form
Finisher: Island House Needlepoint
Canvas:
Designer: Goodpoint Needlepoint
Canvas Name: “LOVE” red color way
Mesh Size: 13 Mesh Mono canvas
Artwork: Stitch painted onto canvas
Fibers Used:
White Background – Brown Paper Packages – Silk & Ivory – Color: White #02
LOVE – Rainbow Gallery – Neon Rays + – Color: #NP118
Pink bands – Rainbow Gallery – Silk Lame Braid – Color: #SL26
Hearts – Sundance Beads – Size 14 – Color: #11 attached with red beading thread
Notes:
I purchased this canvas from Amanda of Goodpoint Needlepoint after seeing it on a Stitch Philly IG post. Amanda lives a couple of towns away and is an absolute doll, and I love her design style!
I’m laughing as I type this but … here goes – I stitched 90% of the piece watching the Kansas City Chiefs wild card game. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce dressed in Chiefs red were inspirational ….
The background I stitched in basketweave using white Silk and Ivory. In hindsight I could have chosen a thinner fiber or a lighter coverage stitch, but I was trying to watch a football game so I went with something quick and easy.
I stitched “LOVE” with Neon Rays Plus which I laid with my FABULOUS Island House Laying tool. I chose to tent stitch everything in then came back and long stitched the letters over. Stitching twice gave the letters a bit of dimension to stand out from the heavier background.
The pink stripes were stitched in a kalem stitch going from left to right down the stripe simultaneously. I liked that the lines looked like arrows pointing to the corner hearts. I envision this stitch similar to what we called a horse tail braid when we were kids.
I chose to bead the red hearts to add more dimension to this little canvas. Using my Island House Bead Minder, I added the beads using a continental stitch, at the end of each row I ran my beading thread back trough the center of all of beads in the row to anchor and align them.
I finished my canvas as a sign over a rigid acrylic structure (IHN Patent pending). It will remain square and flat without damage from the elements for many years to come.
I will smile each time I walk past this little gem reminding me of: the T and T LOVE story (baby just say yes); my wedding anniversary (29 years this year); as well as future valentines love stories of my friends and family.
XOXO JoAnn