Needlepoint Finishing

Needlepoint Finishing

Pieces are measured based on their LONGEST side. Measurements are of the actual stitched design and not the canvas itself. 

PREPPING YOUR CANVAS:

Stitching: Make sure your stitching extends 3 stitches OUTSIDE of the actual pattern. If you do not complete this step, your design may be cut off some during the finishing process. The additional stitches are required in order to fold over the canvas for finishing. These additional stitches can be completed using your background color. If multiple colors are worked to the edge in the design, you may want to extend each color out 3 stitches to maintain this continuity in your finished piece.

Turning in your canvas:  Remove the piece from any stretcher bars. Remove all old staples, tacks, and any loose tape. If your piece is brought to us taped, this tape may or may not remain on the canvas during blocking. 

Fabric backing and cording:  Please provide your fabric for the backing of your piece (fabric available for purchase at clothyard.com) Make sure the piece of fabric backing is at least 4" larger than your needlepoint design around all sides. You will need to provide 2 to 3 colors of DMC floss or DMC pearl cotton for your cording. 3 colors is best. 

HOW TO TURN IN YOUR PIECE FOR FINISHING:

Be sure canvas is placed in a water resistant bag, and include our completed form which includes:

THREAD TYPES USED: Brand names and fiber content.

CONTACT INFORMATION: Include your name, email, and phone number.

PRICING: Your piece will be evaluated by our in-house finishers and we will contact you via phone call or text with a final price and estimated finishing time frame.

TIMING FOR SERVICES: The turnaround time for finishing varies greatly depending on how many items are in our queue. Current turnaround time is typically within 1 month.

IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW:

We will treat your canvas better than we would treat our own!

Blocking is included in your finishing price.

PLEASE NOTE:

If your piece was stitched using all tent stitches and/ or stitched too tightly, we will get your canvas as straight as possible, or contact you if we don't believe it can be blocked successfully. 

PLEASE LET US KNOW the thread types used. Our blocking process is altered based on the thread types used. 

If hand-dyed threads are used, there is always a possibility that there will be some bleeding or color transfer, which holds true especially for blues, purples, and reds. But keep in mind hand-dyed treads always run a higher risk that commercially dyed threads. Purchase your threads carefully and consider this when choosing which hand-dyed colors go next to one another.

Older canvases that were stitched long ago or recently using older threads could also have color transfer.