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Needlepoint often gets casually referred to as ‘tapestry’. Close your eyes, and think of those pixelated-looking floral cushions on old chairs and ottomans. That’s our good buddy, needlepoint. Instead of working on a surface, the needlepoint becomes the surface. It’s only stitched in one embroidery stitch, the ‘Tent Stitch’, worked over and over again in yarn with a large, blunt needle on a canvas with a wide open weave. The design is already present on the canvas, so the needlepointer simply works the yarn colors to match the colors painted on the canvas without needing to count or consult a chart. Needlepoint can be a relatively expensive hobby since many needlepoint canvases are hand-painted and artists charge accordingly for their handwork.