Filed under: Pooh Doing Nothing
“Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?” Winnie the Pooh
After my husband, Bill, selected this piece (a sunglasses case designed by Barbara Russell) as a Christmas gift, the guys at Rittenhouse Needlepoint helped with thread selection. Because of the wear & tear it will get, they recommended using DMC Cotton Perle with the basketweave stitch. It had been so long since I used that stitch, I had to look it up to be sure how it differed from Continental (The Needlepoint Book by Jo Ippolito Christensen). There is no distortion & it is a durable stitch. It’s a nice change of pace from what I’ve been working on & practical! Good choice Bill – I love it & you were right – my sunglasses needed a nice case!
Filed under: Sun Flower with David McCaskill at Fireside Stitchery
Colorful background
Couching
Pale green in Daisy
Green petal outline
Petals #1 & #6
Petal #2
Petal #3
Petal #4
Petal #5
Petal #7
Petal #8
Petal #9
Petal #10
Petal #11
Petal #12
Filed under: 4-way Bargello class at Rittenhouse Needlepoint, Melita's Other Completed Pieces
My grandmother used to say that there are no errors in needlepoint – there are just things that make each piece uniquely your own! Well, I got watching TV and by the time I discovered “it”, it was too late to unstitch. And, most people (non-stitchers) won’t notice. Bargello does require concentration. This is a good size for a coaster. And, I know who likes this color. So, ‘someone’ will have to wait a couple of months!
Filed under: 4-way Bargello class at Rittenhouse Needlepoint
Taking a class in 1&1/2 hours isn’t a lot of time especially when it’s a 4-way bargello. But, Stephen at Rittenhouse Needlepoint made it work by designing a small enough piece to demonstrate the essentials. We had a variety of colors to select from – already bundled. The base row took the longest to stitch (& unstitch) requiring concentration. Turning the corner proves to be the next trickiest area. After a full day of work, I was very pleased with the instructions, materials, classmates, refreshments, & to get this much done during class:
After an evening of stitching, I still haven’t violated the miter!!
Filed under: Sun Flower with David McCaskill at Fireside Stitchery
The petals are coming along nicely. Haven’t gotten back to flower or background yet. Now that the holidays are over, I can settle in for the winter. I know, Philly winters aren’t THAT bad!!
Filed under: Sun Flower with David McCaskill at Fireside Stitchery
The petals in the forefront are using a more sparkling combination of Neon Rays + (NP02) by Rainbow Galleries & Trebizond (TRA125) by Access while the receding petals are muted by using Grandeur Silk Pearl #5 (G802) by Rainbow Galleries & a subtly overdyed Watercolours by Caron (131).
Filed under: Sun Flower with David McCaskill at Fireside Stitchery
The entire area will use 3 Wildflowers by Caron (a combination of 037, 152, and 158) with DMC Cotton Perle #5 (823) couched on with DMC floss (823). The thread is thin enough to allow the canvas to show though.
Filed under: Sun Flower with David McCaskill at Fireside Stitchery
The dark green area uses Wild Hairs (WH001) from The Thread Gatherer couched using Anchor floss (280). The light green uses DMC #5 Cotton Perle (734) and Kreinik Very Fine #4 braid (3228).
Filed under: Sun Flower with David McCaskill at Fireside Stitchery
“Sun Flower” is a painted canvas selected at Fireside Stitchery in Frazer, PA for a David McCaskill workshop. I thought it was a sun until David said it was a flower! Thus, it is named “Sun Flower”.
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