Black Cats & Needlepoint
Its no secret that I like black cats. I’ve owned three of them (that’s Dot in the picture above), and I have many black cat canvases stitched and unstitched. The nice thing about black cats and needlepoint is that since they are associated with Halloween, it’s easy to find them. The bad thing is that often you have to change the background.
So I thought I’d share with you some black cat canvases to stitch.
My friend Marianne has a charming quote from Colette about cats as one of her stitch & Frame pieces. She’s stitched the model (pictured above) as a black cat.
Thinking along Art Nouveau lines, Art Stitch has needlepoint version of this elegant cat as well as the famous poster from the Chat Noir in Paris.
And what about this charming oriental cat from HP Designs? You’ll find it on this page along with many other 6×6 animal designs.
If you are looking for something in a more primative/folk art style, what about this black cat from Melissa Shirley Designs? There’s lots going on in this canvas, so it can be a real showcase for stitches and threads.
I love this autumn cat by Sharon Bloom available from Maggie Co. It could be a Halloween piece, but change the background to a muted medium olive green and it is a wonderful autumn design.
Do you want to stitch your own simple black cat? This pattern is for a filet crochet cat from About.com’s crochet guide. Stitch it in black following my instructions for adapting filet czrochet.
If you like counted cross stitch, I want to leave you with one of my favorite designers, Kats by Kelly. Here is a whole page of these great designs.
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