What makes Bargello quilts so interesting is the movement and dimension that can be achieved with this technique. Over the last week, we'v...
Byzantine Scotch The Byzantine Scotch stitch is a great stitch for creating special effects in your needlepoint canvas. This is a larger ver...
A needlepoint swirl stitch is a diagonally flowing stitch that establishes a pattern on the canvas. There are a few ways to set up this pattern and we'll show you one of them. The Needlepoint Swirl Stitch partially stitched on the wave of this Pacific Wave handpainted needlepoint canvas. Below you will see a pattern fo
I have had my eye on this piece by Melissa Prince since the Dallas show. When it arrived in November I decided to be a good little shop owner and not take another piece for myself. The night bef…
Beaded Needlepoint Self Portrait
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Stockings – Large 23″ – Page 4 – Alexa Needlepoint Designs
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Bargello
There's just a bit more to stitch on this small springtime mystery piece. Here's the graph to follow this week: And all that needs to be done is: stitch the center circle with your metallic thread, along with the four diagonal stitches in an accent color. Lastly, add your beads (or french knots), as I've suggested in the above graph. But WAIT! We can play a little bit more with this design, if you want to...... As I was working out this design and got a bit of my model stitched, I realized I could make it a little bit larger by adding one more scalloped border on the outside, which creates an extra curvy look to it. Check out this quarter graph to help you add one more border row around your outer edge: Isn't that fun? It's a very easy addition that extends the size of this ornament, and adds a bit more color to the piece. I also wanted to share with you the different ways this design can be stitched. Originally, I grabbed a Watercolours thread and a handful of #5 pearl cottons to work my model... But then I thought you might find it interesting to see how this design looks like on a small count canvas using finer threads. Here's a picture of the original #5 pearl cotton version with another one I've partially stitched on 22 ct. Hardanger fabric, using #8 pearl cottons and a bit of Caron Wildflowers: It's apprx. 3" x 3" on the finer fabric, and quite a bit more delicate looking. You can also work this design on a fine Aida fabric (say 16 or 18 ct.)..... or even your favorite evenweave fabric (I like 24 ct. Lugana). As you work on finer fabrics/canvases, you need to use finer threads. Try 1-2 ply of DMC floss or stranded silks, if you want a really fine, delicate look to your piece. I hope you've enjoyed stitching this slightly different design. I'm going to go back to work on a much larger project on 24 ct. Congress Cloth that actually incorporates some of these same blackwork flower motifs. It's not quite ready yet, but should be finished in the next week or so. Here's a peek: And pssssst, if you're curious about that fun needle minder I have on the right, let me direct you to Etsy, where I stumbled on a whole bunch of wonderful "bottle cap" magnets for sale! I found this one in an Etsy store called "Little EMbellishments", and the owner/crafter is Emillie Dellalucia. She was selling packs of 4 magnets with the KEEP CALM image in different colors. Anyway, I asked if she could sell me additional magnets so I could use them on my canvases, and she happily agreed. LOVE 'EM!! So......... Go. Shop. Stitch. And of course, Have Fun!
Vintage Mary Engelbreit ornament stitched using Sublime Stitching's floss and changing the colors. My review of this floss is available beginning 11/12 on http://www.nuts-about-needlepoint.com
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Technique: Bargello Place of Origin: Florence, Italy Earliest known date: 14th century History: The earliest known examples of Bargello needlepoint were found in Hungary, Italy, and Great Britain. Bargello is also known by other names: Florentine work, Hungarian point (punto unghero), Flame stitch (punto fiamma), cushion stitch, and Irish stitch. Bargello’s precise origins are contested […]
Princess & me
