Comments on: Sponge Painting for a Needlepoint Design Background

By: oyun

oyun — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 22:42:37 +0000

Thanks for taking time to explain it for me

By: Kate at Pet Portraits

Kate at Pet Portraits — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:35:21 +0000

I love the abstract quality of this piece.

By: Janet Perry

Janet Perry — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:49:31 +0000

You will only get bleeding if the paint is too thin. BUt the paint is on the surface of the canvas, it does not penetrate the fabric, so “bleeding” is not the correct term. The color will not spread beyond where you stamp it if there is not too much paint on the sponge and if the paint is not too thin.

HTH
Keep Stitching,
Janet

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:06:43 +0000

I’m curious if there is possible bleeding of colors on the fabric? I love the technique, though.

By: Sponge paint your needlepoint canvas · Needlework News @ CraftGossip

Sponge paint your needlepoint canvas · Needlework News @ CraftGossip — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:43:22 +0000

[...] Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint blog has some great advice for dealing with a canvas that you want to leave partially unstitched: Sponge paint it! Get all the details from Janet. [...]

By: lavon

lavon — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:56:42 +0000

I think I understand what you mean. Thanks for taking time to explain it for me.

By: jmp

jmp — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:38:03 +0000

The main reason I like open backgrounds is that I like a real feeling of depth in my needlepoint.

If you take Basketweave as being a neutral depth, then the only ways to create things lower than Basketweave are to leave some of the canvas unstitched or to use thinner threads and lighter stitches.

So for example pattern darning uses thinner threads and flatter stitches, so it looks lower. Blackwork done on canvas uses open canvas and thinner threads.
By coloring the canvas, it gives me lots of options.

Keep Stitching,
Janet

By: lavon

lavon — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:08:44 +0000

This is and interesting part of the project. I like what you did. When I went to Joann fabric and crafts store the other day I did notice the all the canvas were white. The aida cloth came in some colors but not a wide variety.

Is there a reason that it is partially unstitched?

By: Jocelyn

Jocelyn — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:20:02 +0000

Oh, fabulous! You might have even convinced me to stitch something on canvas, where the canvas will show!! I have refused to do that until now because I do not like the look of bare canvas – when stitching something that doesn’t cover every thread I have always used linen etc. I have always coloured the canvas when I have used it, because I don’t want tiny specks of white showing through, but I have just used solid colour (applied with either a paintbrush or spray can), but I really, really, really like the look you have demonstrated. Thanks!