Five diamonds make up this lively four-way Bargello design found on pp. 132-133 in Bargello: An Explosion In Color by Margaret Boyles [...]

Small diamonds are the centerpieces of this dainty Bargello design found on pp. 130-121 in Bargello: An Explosion In Color by Margaret Boyles. To establish the Bargello pattern, work all four centered diamonds first, followed by the background stitches [...]

“Domes and Spires” is an old favorite design among Bargello needlepointers. It was used to stitch Day 5′s Bargello design, but takes on a totally new look when mitered and stitched in four sections [...]

Four-way Bargello is one of my favorite forms of needlepoint. This pattern on pp. 126-127 in Bargello: An Explosion In Color by Margaret Boyles, is a basic flame stitch pattern [...]

This Bargello design is considered to be “very advanced” because it is quite intricate and MUST BE carefully counted from the chart–no guesswork here [...]

The Gobelin Droit stitch is one of the seven Bargello Filler Stitches. Although this pattern, found on pp. 118-119 in Bargello: An Explosion In Color by Margaret Boyles, is technically not a true Bargello pattern, it does create a nice geometric design that can be used in fun needlepoint projects [...]

Here is another advanced Florentine design. At first it may appear to be extremely complicated to work; but closer inspection of the pattern yields the key to stitching success [...]

This Bargello needlepoint design takes the basic Florentine embroidery pattern to create an effect that looks like an ink blob–especially when black and gray color schemes are used and a solid background is worked [...]

Heart-shaped motifs fit together to form a Florentine embroidery border in this Bargello needlepoint design that’s found on pp. 112-113 in Bargello: An Explosion In Color by Margaret Boyles [...]

These Bargello medallions are worked in 10 colors. The larger medallions are dark orange through to medium yellow; and the smaller ones are four shades of green. The advanced pattern is found on page 111 in Bargello: An Explosion In Color [...]

This Bargello pattern alternates three short stitches with three long ones. Its 6-1 step forms a wishbone that appears prominent when worked in lots of bright colors [...]

The second advanced Florentine embroidery pattern in Bargello: An Explosion In Color by Margaret Boyles, is found on pp. 108-109. In addition to the 6-1 step, this design creates an interesting line throughout [...]

This Florentine Embroidery pattern introduces the advanced Bargello design section in Bargello: An Explosion In Color by Margaret Boyles (pp. 106-107). It has a 6-1 step with dual-stitch length that creates a secondary pattern and makes stitching more complicated [...]