Where can I mail-order needlepoint supplies?
val189
needles, etc. Any help will be appriciated. By the way, why are the
painted canvases so expensive? I've seen a simple flower on a 10 inch
square canvas for $65, and this did not include the wool.
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Polly
>I live too far from any supply shops and want to purchase canvas,
>needles, etc. Any help will be appriciated. By the way, why are the
>painted canvases so expensive? I've seen a simple flower on a 10 inch
>square canvas for $65, and this did not include the wool.
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Tink Boord-Dill
why are the painted canvases so expensive?
Basically, painted canvas means *Hand Painted* and you are
paying for the time and expertise of the painter as well as for
the Designer's time (who may or may not be the painter)and the
additional factor that they are typically painted on high priced
Zweigart Orange Line Monocanvas.
It takes may month/years of practice to achieve the painting
skills necessary to paint canvases that are good enough quality
to sell.
I, too, wondered why, when I was just starting out. ;-)
HTH,
Tink
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Sharon
By the way, why are the
> painted canvases so expensive? I've seen a simple flower on a 10 inch
> square canvas for $65, and this did not include the wool.
Very simple answer...becasue they are handpainted by a human and not a
machine, printer or other means. They do take considerable time to
paint, the supplies and canvas are costly and they are painted with
precision...something which is not common with printed canvases.
I teach canvas painting to needlepointers in shops across the US. One of
the comments I hear at the end of each class is, "Now we know why they
cost what they do and we will pay it gladly." It may seems easy to do,
but in fact a high quality painted canvas requires patience, artistic
ability and an understanding of basic needlepoint.
Each canvas is really different from the next simply because they are
painted by a human and they may contain slight variations which may not
be readily visible, but they are there.
The artists I have painting my canvases make a fair rate per canvas.
They are being paid per canvas and their work is high quality. If it is
not the highest quality, I do not keep them.
Our paints are the highest quality acrylics. We use fine art paint, not
craft paint. And we go through more brushes than Fuller!
The design time, overhead in running our businesses, advertising and
trade shows all add to the cost. We have the same costs and overhead all
businesses have...from health insurance to business equipment to taxes
to utilities. We are real businesses and hopefully, we do make a well
deserved profit at year's end. We love what we do and most of us are
capable and educated so we can find higher paying jobs in many fields,
but chose to do what we love. Isn't that what life is all about? Do what
you love and love what you do!
Needlepoint is more expensive than cross stitch. This is reality. The
canvas, amount of thread and finishing can tally up much higher. And,
remember the human factor. In both cases, you will have a beautiful
heirloom stitched with much love and most of all, pride.
Hope you enjoy and understand a little more about handpainted
needlepoint.
Sharon G
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few.I agree with Sharon G.-the whole process is very painstaking and a
skill learnt,especially when painting on 18 count!I paint to
order-everything from chooks to churches.Sometimes the brief is clear
and other times very vague,florals are my first love but the sheep
portraits are a challenge!
Nicola
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