The needlepoint canvas are available in different types like, Hand-Painted Canvas, Printed Canvas, Charted Canvas, Screen-Printed Canvas,and Free-form.
The contemporary technique of working on needlepoint canvas has undergone a sea change. The needlepoint canvas is a type of embroidery canvas work where yarn is stitched through a canvas ground fabric. Needlepoint canvas is unlike the surface embroidery; needlepoint work uses the canvas also called ground fabric and then creates a new fabric. Popular name for needlepoint canvas is Tapestry. If the work is done over a needlepoint quality canvas it is called as 'petit point'.
When the works are finished they are also applied on pillows and upholstery. They are also displayed on framed or unframed wall. They are also made into ornaments, purses, rugs and stuffed stand-up figures.
The contemporary technique of working on needlepoint canvas has changed as now the threads used for stitching are like silk, wool, cotton or even mixture of different fibers. Even for some special works, quality thread fibers are also used such as metallic braid, metallic cord, and ribbon. Today different types of embroidery canvas are frequently available. Modern canvas are sized by mesh sizes or by inch thread count. Often the size varies from 5 threads per inches to 24 threads per inch. Popular mesh sizes used these days are like 10,12,14,18, and 24. Usually three types of needlepoint canvas such as mono needlepoint canvas, Penelope needlepoint canvas, and interlock needlepoint canvas are largely used today.
