Abstract: Thread counting algorithms seek to determine from x-ray images the vertical and horizontal thread counts (frequencies) of the canvas weave comprising a painting's support. Our spectral-based ...

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Abstract: We address the removal of canvas artifacts from high-resolution digital photographs and X-ray images of paintings on canvas. Both imaging modalities are common investigative tools in art ...

Everyone needs a way to keep their pants up, but men in a certain preppy subset—including boat-shoe-wearing frat bros and their ilk, as well as the country-club members they age into—have found a way ...

I show you the creative way to repurpose tennis rackets into cross-stitch canvas. Using thick yarn and a blunt needle, I embroidered my initials onto a racket I purchased from This N That Resale ...

In a makeshift studio tucked in the guest room of her family home, 25-year-old Rachel Brady sits at a long table with rows of colorful paints stacked neatly beside her. Mesh needlepoint canvases are ...

Nancy Schurman will keep you in stitches — she will make you laugh and also teach you how to do some of the finest needlepoint. Owner of one of Sewickley’s oldest businesses, The Porcupine Needlepoint ...

Cross-stitching is a pastime that many people find satisfying and beneficial for its calming and imaginative attributes, and the end result can noticeably improve any room’s aesthetic. Nevertheless, ...