Bargello Needlepoint

Oh where, oh where has this great cotton embroidery floss gone? MADEIRA’s stylish 6 strand cotton embroidery floss is made from the finest high quality Egyptian cotton–you know, that wonderful cotton that fluffy bathrobes and towels are made of [...]

Wonderful things happen when you use your imagination. Imagination plus one or two simple Bargello patterns can offer unlimited opportunities for self-expression in needlepoint.
How many times have you admired a beautiful piece of Bargello needlepoint—and wished that you had stitched it? Once you begin stitching, you’ll find the creative experience endlessly rewarding—fashioning beautiful embroidery pieces [...]

This filler stitch is made up of little straight triangles that fit together to form zigzags. Each triangle unit is made of four stitches. It reminds one of the Milanese needlepoint stitch [...]

Old Florentine makes an excellent background stitch. It is quick to work up and is more effective in large areas rather than in small ones [...]

The Hungarian Ground Bargello Filler Stitch is a flexible variation of the Hungarian stitch that has an alternating row of a 4-1 step Bargello pattern [...]

This stitch is a very old one that was created to simulate tapestry. As a filler stitch, it looks like upright Gobelin stitches. What distinguishes it from those stitches is its [...]

The Parisian Bargello Stitch is another good texture stitch that can be used in fairly small design areas. It is formed by alternating long (over four canvas threads) and short (over two canvas threads) stitches [...]

The Hungarian Bargello Filler Stitch creates diamond shapes that add a great deal of texture to any design. The most common version of this stitch has a 2:4:2 pattern with one vertical stitch that covers [...]

Brick is probably the most basic of the seven Bargello Filler Stitches. Various patterns of peaks, scallops, and diamonds—you name it, are made by setting up parallel rows of Brick outlining the design, and then filling in with different colors [...]

There are seven needlepoint stitches that are considered to be Bargello filler stitches. These stitches can be used by themselves to cover a whole piece; but are more effective when used to fill in specific sections of a Bargello needlepoint pattern. They offer many possibilities for background work, and when used in combination, create unique Bargello designs [...]

A Bargello Needlepoint site regular emailed me to ask about the difference between decorative stitches and Bargello needlepoint.

To get a better understanding of when where and how to use decorative stitches and Bargello stitches, read what the experts say about the differences [...]

A Bargello Needlepoint reader asked this question which prompted me to write a post on buying large pieces of blank needlepoint canvas in bulk and at a discount for making Bargello projects [...]

I love to experiment with overdyed and multi-colored threads and fibers when stitching Bargello needlepoint; and as a result every one of my stitched Bargello projects has a bit of overdyed thread just for the thrill of it. The energy that’s produced from watching the colors unfold in a flame stitch or scalloped Bargello pattern can keep me stitching well into the night. While thinking about why I stitch with overdyed and multi-colored threads, I’ve come up with four reasons for doing so [...]