Day 70: Geometric Flattened Ogee-Shaped Bargello Design

Thursday, 11 March 2010, 8:06 | Category : 2010 Challenge, Bargello Diary, Bargello Stitches

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For an interesting Bargello needlepoint design that’s worked in Gobelin Droit Bargello Filler Stitch and Florentine Stitches, consider stitching this geometric flattened ogee-shaped pattern by Dorothy Phelan. In Traditional Bargello, this pattern is found on pp. 63-64 [...]

Day 69: Tumbling Blocks Bargello Design

Wednesday, 10 March 2010, 12:37 | Category : 2010 Challenge, Bargello Diary, Bargello Stitches

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Once you have the color placement right, this Bargello needlepoint design found on pp. 60-62 in Traditional Bargello works up quite quickly. Although the colors can be used at random to work each tumbling block, care must be taken to make sure there is consistency [...]

FREE Needlepoint Pattern: Happy Birthday Bargello Face

Wednesday, 10 March 2010, 6:47 | Category : 2010 Challenge, Bargello Fun, Free Bargello Patterns

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Birthdays are special times, and smiles are usually in abundant supply as family and friends gather to express many wishes for a happy day. To get you smiling and celebrating with me on Bargello Needlepoint.com’s first birthday, help yourself to Week 2’s FREE Bargello pattern [...]

Day 68: Zigzag Double Peak Bargello Design

Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 9:55 | Category : 2010 Challenge, Bargello Diary, Bargello Stitches

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Dorothy Phelan writes in Traditional Bargello that the Zigzag Double Peak Bargello Design is a good preparation for working Hungarian point. The Bargello pattern is found on pp. 58-59 [...]

Day 67: Diagonally Stitched Bargello Design

Monday, 8 March 2010, 11:35 | Category : 2010 Challenge, Bargello Diary, Bargello Stitches

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One of the most exciting things about Bargello needlepoint is the directional stitching flow. In addition to the vertical and horizontal ways the stitches are formed on the canvas, one must sometimes work in different directions [...]

Day 66: New Wave Bargello Needlepoint Design

Sunday, 7 March 2010, 13:10 | Category : 2010 Challenge, Bargello Diary, Bargello Stitches

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Traditional Bargello by Dorothy Phelan has some very creative and interesting designs. The New Wave Bargello needlepoint design on pp. 56-57 uses the Gobelin Droit Bargello Filler Stitch with varying steps from 6-1 to 3-1 [...]

Day 65: Minimalist Florentine Peaked Design

Saturday, 6 March 2010, 13:48 | Category : 2010 Challenge, Bargello Books, Bargello Diary, Bargello Stitches

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Using the basic Florentine stitch as described in this Bargello pattern, makes for an interesting and eye-catching design. The minimalist Florentine peaked pattern, found on p. 52-53 in Traditional Bargello by Dorothy Phelan [...]

Day 64: Colorful Bargello Border Variations

Friday, 5 March 2010, 13:42 | Category : 2010 Challenge, Bargello Diary, Bargello Stitches

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These clever borders use the Old Florentine Bargello Filler Stitch. They would make great designs for belts, bracelets and luggage straps. I’ve stitched all three charts on a 3″ square on 18-mesh needlepoint canvas [...]

Day 63: Bargello Smocking Design

Thursday, 4 March 2010, 10:57 | Category : 2010 Challenge, Bargello Diary, Bargello Stitches

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This Bargello pattern reminds me of the smocking on my daughter’s dresses when she was a little girl. It is designed to teach the use of a variation of the Hungarian Bargello Filler Stitch and the traditional Bargello Needlepoint Stitch [...]

Day 62: Colorful Ripple Bargello Flame Stitch Design

Wednesday, 3 March 2010, 12:17 | Category : 2010 Challenge, Bargello Diary, Bargello Stitches

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This colorful Bargello flame stitch design reminds me of continuous ripples. What makes this Bargello pattern on pp. 44-45 in Traditional Bargello by Dorothy Phelan unique, is the variation in step. It has 1-1, 2-1, 2-1, 4-1 and 6-1 step rows [...]

Day 61: Purple Bargello Flame Pattern

Tuesday, 2 March 2010, 10:30 | Category : 2010 Challenge, Bargello Diary, Bargello Stitches

The Flame Stitch pattern is never outdated. Dorothy Phelan created this variation on pp. 42-43 in Traditional Bargello. She designed it for an eyeglass case and includes pattern chart and instructions [...]

Day 60: Diagonal Hungarian Bargello Filler Stitch Design

Monday, 1 March 2010, 10:56 | Category : 2010 Challenge, Bargello Diary, Bargello Stitches

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New book…new Bargello designs! This pattern is a variation of the Hungarian Bargello Filler Stitch. It is stitched in blocks of three with one stitch over 4 canvas threads, followed by one over 8, and then another over 4 threads [...]

February Bargello Challenge Designs

Monday, 1 March 2010, 6:01 | Category : 2010 Challenge, Bargello Diary

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The second month of the 2010 Bargello Needlepoint Challenge included several advanced designs from Bargello: An Explosion In Color by Margaret Boyles [...]