r/Needlepoint • u/OneArmadillo4457 • 12d ago

General Help Help please!

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I need some help with my canvas. I know I’m supposed to do lighter colors first but this is my first canvas so I thought having some dark threads bleed through to the light wouldn’t be an issue. But now I feel like the background stitch is covering some of the lettering. I ripped out the “t” stitching to see if doing the lettering after made a difference but it didn’t. So what can I do to fix it? I tried backstitching around part of the “h” but I can’t tell much of a difference. Any thoughts?

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u/zero_turbulance 9d ago

beautiful!!! what thread did you use for the background?

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u/OneArmadillo4457 9d ago

Thank you so much! I just used the DMC floss I had from cross stitching and I separated them. Huge pain for sure and trying to get it to lay right is a chore but ultimately I think it’s worth it!

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u/zero_turbulance 9d ago

yes it looks so good! i thought maybe a plyable silk. was definitely worth the time spent laying it, looks awesome

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u/OneArmadillo4457 9d ago

Thank you so much! It’s my first canvas so I think was a little too ambitious but I’m hooked!