Inspired by the 2010 Bargello Needlepoint Challenge, these new Bargello Shop items are both functional and fun. Come and visit the new Bargello Needlepoint.com Shop and browse through the available items. They’ve been designed especially with you in mind [...]
Always on the lookout for clever Bargello ideas and projects, I came across this one from Mary at Colorado Stitcher. These small Bargello tin toppers make great gifts and are ideal for holding small items like pins, paperclips, and of course brass thumb tacks or tapestry needles [...]
A Bargello Needlepoint.com reader, Julie Fera, sent a photo of The Caron Snowflake Santa that she finished before the holiday season as a charitable donation. Here’s the beautiful photo and what she said about the project and how it was used [...]
One of the most exciting finds of this Christmas season has been the Threadband Headband Needlepoint Kits from Pepita Needlepoint. You can finish a headband in just a few days. The kit contains everything you need to create a beautiful and stylish headband [...]
Imagine learning about needlepoint techniques from a board game! In the Stitch-Opoly Game, players navigate around the board while learning the tools of the needlework trade. Similar to the Monopoly Game, players collect needlework stitches then build needlework studios and shops on them [...]
Cut and snip…cut and snip; that’s the way it goes when stitching Bargello needlepoint. To avoid thread lint and fluff and to keep from making cutting mistakes, you need a quality pair of embroidery scissors with very fine points on both blades for trimming your Bargello needlepoint [...]
Beginners and experienced stitchers will find the Bargello Needlepoint Christmas Candles Ornament quick and easy to make. Colorful Christmastime red, green and blue are used to stitch the candles; and to complete the ornament little flames of fire are added to the top of each candle as a symbol of Christ’s message of peace, love, and joy [...]
Most full-service needlepoint shops offer Sudberry House Serving Trays for displaying needlework. In the past I have purchased several to display my completed Bargello needlepoint projects and a couple of my Japanese Embroidery phase items [...]
Today, the snowman has come to symbolize fun during the Christmas holidays. You find pictures of snowmen on cards, note paper, in coloring books and…yes, ornaments like this Bargello Needlepoint Snowman Christmas Ornament [...]
The remaining three FREE Bargello Needlepoint Christmas Series designs are scheduled for release beginning next Monday and for the two following Mondays. Each week, an original Bargello Needlepoint Christmas Ornament design by Althea DeBrule will be available for download to be stitched in time for the holiday needlepoint finishing season [...]
Daylight has done it again with this unique lightweight and lightweight needle worker’s light-box. The Needlework Uplight by Daylight™ comes with an 8-watt tube that softly shines up through your needlepoint canvas so you can see the mesh clearly, easily locate your needle position and work in complete comfort on your lap or work table [...]
I must say that this needlepoint project is the most free-form one I’ve ever done. That’s just how I had to stitch it. Because it was going to be a memorial tribute for my friend Jeff who had been diagnosed with late stage colon cancer, I just couldn’t do too much pre-planning [...]
Most children associate needlepoint with mothers, grandmas, and aunts—all female relatives; but fathers love Bargello needlepoint too! On June 21st this year, we will celebrate Father’s Day—a time to remember all fathers everywhere. Why not give your dad a piece of hand-stitched Bargello needlepoint [...]
2010 Resolution: To Stitch 365 Different Bargello Needlepoint Designs--One Each Day! A long standing goal of mine is to stitch every design from the books in my Bargello needlepoint library, and this year I'm resolving to make significant strides towards completing that goal. I've planned an ambitious undertaking--I resolve to stitch ...
Five diamonds make up this lively four-way Bargello design found on pp. 132-133 in Bargello: An Explosion In Color by Margaret Boyles. A large center diamond is surrounded by four small ones (two fused on each side) in each section of the Bargello pattern. What makes this last Bargello design stitched ...
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. After stitching several advanced Bargello designs, this simple pattern, found on p. ...
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. The 4-1 step provides complete canvas coverage and allows for a wide variety of color schemes. I used Silk n’ Ivory threads ...
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. Careful attention must be paid to color placement as well as ...
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. Found on pp. 46-48 in Traditional Bargello by Dorothy Phelan, it has ...
These clever borders use a variation of 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. A larger canvas mesh will result in a wider design strip. The middle and bottom designs ...
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, has a 6-3 step with a narrow span. Yellow is used as an accent color; but the rest ...
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. When designed for a pillow or cushion, the pattern offers many possibilities for color variations; but for ...
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. This Florentine pattern, found on pp. 56-57 in Traditional Bargello by Dorothy Phelan is worked from ...
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. When working this design, completely stitch each row before going to the next, or you will lose your place in the pattern. Each successive ...
To celebrate a fun and exciting year, and to express my appreciation for your stitching along with me over the past 12 months...
Each Wednesday in March a FREE original Bargello birthday pattern will be available for download.
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