Among the popular items in our Wildlife Wonders collection are hand-crafted, nature-inspired needlepoint pillows. While pricier than a screen-printed or typical fabric option, needlepoint creations are made by a painstaking, time-consuming process that results in unique, detailed, and durable images sewn right into the pillow itself.
A form of "counted thread embroidery," needlepoint is the act of stitching yarn through an open weave canvas. The degree of detail in a needlepoint piece depends on the thread count of the underlying fabric mesh.
The roots of the art of needlepoint go back thousands of years to the ancient Egyptians. The Egyptians used small, slanted stitches similar to those used in modern needlepoint to seal their canvas tents. Needlepoint fabric has been found in the ancient cave of a Pharoah who lived around 1500 B.C.
The art of needlepoint was further perfected later in the 17th and 19th centuries, when artists shaded different types of wool to create needlepoint upholstery for furniture and tapestries. Our collection of nature-themed and wildlife-inspired needlepoint pillows use time-honored traditions to create bold, vivid, unique designs.