Question on Needlepoint?
Can someone explain the difference between needlepoint, long stitch, crewel and counted cross stitch? My sister loves long stitch but is having a hard time finding kits. Now the stores just have needlepoint. She found some old kits on eBay but what's odd is that it's called Needlepoint Long Stitch. Thanks for any clarification you can provide.
I assume that what she likes looks something like this link.
http://needlepoint.about.com/od/valentinesday/ss/PinnnkHearts.htm
If so, we're talking about the same thing. 'Long stitch' IS a specific needlepoint technique or stitch (most commonly seen in 'bargello' work), so 'needlepoint long stitch' or 'long stitch needlepoint' makes sense and should be what she wants (crewel and counted cross stitch are completely different and not what you're looking for). I did a Yahoo search and found a number of vendors selling long-stitch kits on-line - you can try it yourself.
http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0geu6Hxw1JL5gYAtNZXNyoA?p=longstitch+needlepoint+kits&fr2=sb-top&sao=1
I have bought a number of kits from 'The Stitchery' over the years and been pleased.
http://www.thestitchery.com/
Herrschner's has some, too, and I've also had good experiences with them.
http://www.herrschners.com/
I've personally had good experiences with kits made by Janlynn and Bucilla, but I'm sure there are other good ones too.
Good luck - I hope you both find what she's looking for!
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