Anatomical Lungs Needlepoint Canvas

In case you didn’t know, your lungs are the pair of spongy, pinkish-gray organs in your chest. When you inhale, air enters your lungs, and oxygen from that air moves to your blood. At the same time, carbon dioxide, a waste gas, moves from your blood to the lungs and is exhaled. As I type, I’m hyper aware of my own lungs because I have a bit of a cold right now. You may have experienced illness that made you hyper aware of your lungs, too. I think the lungs are an organ that is easier to pay attention to because we can take conscious control of its function, unlike other organs. The simple action of inhaling and exhaling can be calming and soothing. Yogis and meditators will often coach that the first step of mindfulness is an awareness of breath. Aren’t the lungs awesome?!

This series of needlepoint canvases may not be for everyone! But for those of us interested in medicine, the human body, anatomy, biology, psychology, healing, and oddities, these human anatomy canvases will fascinate and delight.

The human anatomy needlepoint canvases are ornament sized at around 4” at their largest diameter, on 18 mesh. They’ve been designed to be detailed and realistic, maybe even too realistic!

Each canvas will come with a stitch guide, lovingly curated by the talented Kayla of Fire and Iris Designs Stitch guides include original stitch diagrams and thread suggestions.