Custom Needlepoint Design Services
Diane works closely with clients to create distinctive custom needlepoint canvases and fine art works, and is pleased to work with your interior designer. Diane contracts with private clients through our partner needlepoint shops. You may also contact Diane directly for information.
[Please note: These are designs on unstitched canvas. Diane does not provide stitiching services.]
Custom design projects appear in many of the gallery categories. Shown here are a few unique commissions not shown on other pages. Select thumbnail for larger image.
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A custom handpainted needlepoint canvas will cost more than a comparable one selected from a needlepoint collection, but it will be a truly unique, one-of-a-kind canvas that is at once personal and elegant. A custom design also is very accurate because it is stitched on the original canvas painted by the designer. Common custom projects include:
- House or pet portraits
- Wedding and anniversary items
- Specific cities or scenic views
- Custom furniture and decor elements
- Chair seats and backs
- Foot stools
- Piano benches
- Fire screens
- Table runners
- Cushions and pillows
Contact Diane or one of our partner needlepoint shops for further information about commissioning your own elegant, custom designed handpainted canvas.
What is required?
All of Diane's work is hand designed and painted. Her canvases are stylistically distinct and are never generated from computer imaging.
A successful custom canvas depends upon a solid understanding of client needs.
- Size, mesh, canvas type
- Specific colors or colors to avoid
- Stitching interests and abilities
- Time frame for delivery
- Content:
- Clear photos and images of all objects
- Initials, monograms, dates to be stitched
Note: Copyrighted work cannot be included in a custom canvas.
Requirements that increase time are cost factors.
- Requirement for a preliminary or approval sketch (surcharge)
- Research time for images that are not provided or are unclear
- Complexity of image
- Amount of stitch painting needed
- Site visits required (usually unnecessary)
Diane is committed to enhancing the engagement and beauty to be found in the experience of needlepoint. Contact her at:
diane@dirksdesigns.com

Rose
chair seat series

Rose seats
4 patterns

Butterflies and Flowers
chair seat series

Butterflies and Flowers
8 patterns

Floral seat

Rose Scroll seat
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Rug designed for 3
separate stitchers

Portrait of Ben

Old Car Medalions

Private Airplane
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Bermuda Mansion

Chatauqua
Hall of Philosophy

Resort Clubhouse

Lighthouse and Sails
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Victorian home

Brooks House

Brooks Home entrance

Florida home
Cape and Islands

A Cape Cod porch

East Chop Lighthouse
Oak Bluffs

West Chop Lighthouse
Tisbury

Edgartown Light

Edgartown Whaling Museum

Camp Meeting Green
Oak Bluffs

West Tisbury

Norton Boat House
Edgartown
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