This is the preparation phase of the Bargello Needlepoint Wall-Hanging Project. Here are the things I did to get ready to stitch it. Needlepoint Canvas I debated about whether to use 14-mesh or 18-mesh needlepoint canvas. My husband was quick to point out that if I used a finer mesh canvas, I would never complete… [Continue Reading]
This post is all about charting the central motif in the Bargello Wall-Hanging Project. It looked quite easy at first; but as I studied the embroidered stitches on the blouse and tried to depict them on graph paper; it turned out to be quite a challenge! The Central Motif This was the most difficult of… [Continue Reading]
The very next day, Debbie brought the embroidered blouse back to the office for me to use in charting the bargello design. I couldn’t wait to get started–I had been thinking about the bargello project overnight and had a few ideas about how to chart it. Over lunch, I started to pencil on graph paper… [Continue Reading]
Talk about over-the-top Bargello Needlemania! It all started with my friend, Debbie, coming to work last week wearing an absolutely gorgeous silk blouse that was embroidered all in bargello stitches! She had purchased the blouse several years ago and had only worn it infrequently to preserve the embroidery. The embroidery had a Middle-Eastern look with… [Continue Reading]
My friend Jeff loved Frank Lloyd Wright. Every room in his house had Frank Lloyd Wright pictures, rugs, clocks, sun catchers, stained glass windows…you name it; whatever FLW created, Jeff had it in one form or another. He was so addicted. His vacations were spent in hotels that housed FLW originals or touring and taking… [Continue Reading]
It’s a tradition in my family to give graduating seniors two special gifts: Oh, the Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss and a handmade needlework item. My daughter usually provides the book and I supply the needlework. This year’s graduates will receive Bargello needlepoint items. My niece, who is graduating from college, will get this… [Continue Reading]
I can’t believe it! I forgot to pack several critical bargello needlepoint project supplies and now I have to improvise to get the project done! It started this way. I was asked to house-sit for my daughter who is on vacation. The duties are minimal…take care of her Italian Greyhound, Sasha, and do a bit… [Continue Reading]
A long standing goal of mine was to stitch every design from the books in my Bargello needlepoint library, and in 2010 I resolved to do just that! Beginning with January 1st through December 31st of that year, I stitched a 5-inch square sample on 18-mesh needlepoint canvas of 365 different bargello needlepoint designs each… [Continue Reading]
Needlemania is the perfect word to describe my passion for bargello needlepoint. Most avid needleworkers have an excessive excitement or enthusiasm for their art form. It’s almost an addiction. Do You Have Bargello Needlemania? To tell if you also have bargello needlemania, answer these questions: Do you spend many hours stitching 1. without taking a… [Continue Reading]
It’s Day 7 and I’ve been stitching like crazy! I’m determined to complete this bargello needlepoint pillow for my Niece’s graduation gift. That will give me enough time to make it into a finished pillow and gift wrap it for the ceremony. I’ve just completed the bottom right corner using a two-way modified bargello flame… [Continue Reading]
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