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Matilda needlepoint gifts on a summer Christmas table: the Bow and Roses Wreath and Blue Strawberry Round canvases, a monogrammed passport cover, a keyring and threads

Needlepoint Gift Ideas for Christmas 2026

Needlepoint gift ideas for Christmas 2026, sorted by who you're buying for: first kits for someone who's never stitched, new canvases for stitchers, passport kits for travellers, small gifts and...

Needlepoint Gift Ideas for Christmas 2026

Needlepoint gift ideas for Christmas 2026, sorted by who you're buying for: first kits for someone who's never stitched, new canvases for stitchers, passport kits for travellers, small gifts and...

A phone lying face down beside a cup of tea and two photographs of needlepoint in progress, one of Lauren McCarter stitching a small canvas

A Needlepoint Gift for Someone Who Wants to Scr...

Why a first needlepoint kit makes a lovely screen-free Christmas gift for someone who wants to spend less time on their phone, how to choose their first kit, and gift...

A Needlepoint Gift for Someone Who Wants to Scr...

Why a first needlepoint kit makes a lovely screen-free Christmas gift for someone who wants to spend less time on their phone, how to choose their first kit, and gift...

A row of Silk & Ivory thread skeins in red, pink, gold, yellow and lilac beside the words Needlepoint thread, fibre by fibre

Needlepoint Thread Guide: Wool, Silk Blends, Co...

How to choose thread for your needlepoint canvas: wool, silk and wool blends, cotton, velvet and metallics, with a simple thread-by-mesh table for 13 and 18 mesh.

Needlepoint Thread Guide: Wool, Silk Blends, Co...

How to choose thread for your needlepoint canvas: wool, silk and wool blends, cotton, velvet and metallics, with a simple thread-by-mesh table for 13 and 18 mesh.

Needlepoint steps: threading a tapestry needle, stitching a first row and finishing the thread

How to Needlepoint: A Step-by-Step Guide for Be...

How to needlepoint (or tapestry, as many of us call it), step by step: thread the needle, start and end a thread, and stitch your first rows of continental on...

How to Needlepoint: A Step-by-Step Guide for Be...

How to needlepoint (or tapestry, as many of us call it), step by step: thread the needle, start and end a thread, and stitch your first rows of continental on...

Three finished needlepoint pieces: a bunny in a pink frame, a passport cover and a tulip keyring

Needlepoint Finishing: What to Make and How to ...

What your stitched canvas can become, from keyrings and passport covers to cushions and stockings, and which finishes you can do yourself without sewing.

Needlepoint Finishing: What to Make and How to ...

What your stitched canvas can become, from keyrings and passport covers to cushions and stockings, and which finishes you can do yourself without sewing.

Sailboat needlepoint kit with its green frame beside the same design stitched and framed on a shelf

How to Frame Needlepoint at Home

How to frame needlepoint at home, step by step with one of our cameo kits, plus what to ask a framer about mounting, glass and mats (and why you shouldn't...

How to Frame Needlepoint at Home

How to frame needlepoint at home, step by step with one of our cameo kits, plus what to ask a framer about mounting, glass and mats (and why you shouldn't...