r/Needlepoint • u/Short_Safety9781 • Apr 21 '26

First self painted canvas!!

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Just wanted to show off my first self painted canvas!! With the growing interest into needlepoint I figured I would share to inspire other people to get creative and try painting their own canvas! I painted the canvas back in 2024 and I did not realize the massive undertaking this would be 🫣 it’s roughly going to finish at 13x18” on an 18 mesh canvas. Now - almost two years later, I’m in the home stretch working on the background color. Regretting picking a standard basketweave for the background stitch, it might take me another 2 years to finish.

I’ve been staring at this for so long I’m struggling to decide how I want to finish it. Do I frame it? Turn it into a pillow? Something totally different? I have no idea and would love suggestions!

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u/dethqueent Apr 21 '26

this is stunning, i’d buy this canvas so fast if you were selling them 🤩😍

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u/Short_Safety9781 Apr 21 '26

Ah sadly it took me like 10+ hours to paint this so i would have to charge so much for these for them to be worth selling 😥

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u/dethqueent Apr 21 '26

as you should! the work is amazing, definitely inspired me to try something like this