What is Needlepainting Embroidery?
Needlepainting is a surface embroidery technique, it is like painting a picture on fabric with a needle and thread. Needlepainting is also referred to as silk shading or thread painting – different names for the same technique. The main stitch used for Needlepainting is long and short stitch which allows you to fill an area with subtle blends of colour. This results in the realistic ‘painted’ finish and the beautiful shading for which it is renowned. My instructions are simple and with a bit of practice you will be up and running in no time! See examples below.
