Caution! “This Bargello design is complex and should only be attempted when you are confident that you can work the simpler Hungarian point patterns.” This is the warning Dorothy Phelan issues on page 92 in Traditional Bargello; and it’s never been more true than when I attempted to recreate the design [...]

This Bargello pattern is a copy of an old Florentine flower pattern. Found on pp. 90-91 in Traditional Bargello by Dorothy Phelan, the flower is worked with a 4-2 step, and the background uses the Bargello Brick Filler Stitch [...]

The typical Bargello needlepoint design has a 4-2 step; but this Hungarian Point Bargello pattern, found on pp. 88-89 in Traditional Bargello by Dorothy Phelan, is stitched using 6-1, 2-1 and 1-1 steps [...]

This eye-catching geometric Bargello trellis pattern, on pp. 86-87 in Traditional Bargello by Dorothy Phelan, is worked by stitching the trellis first and then filling in the remaining shapes from the bottom of each shape upwards [...]

Spring is in the air and this Bargello pattern on pp. 84-85 in Traditional Bargello by Dorothy Phelan, will remind you of a field of strawberries. It can be used to make a pillow, pin cushion or as a border [...]

The title of this Bargello design is the most accurate description of its degree of difficulty. The Florentine pattern, found on pp. 82-82 in Traditional Bargello by Dorothy Phelan, is much more complicated to work than it appears [...]

Almost everything about this Bargello design is irregular, and stitching it was a true challenge. There’s a lot going on…from the varying stitch lengths of the bows to the fluctuating background fill [...]