Recently I came across this wonderful retro-renovation site that showcased the 2011 vintage color of the year and several bargello needlepoint pillows that matched. If you look closely at the [...]
Stitching a Bargello Needlepoint Elephant
August 18, 2009 By 1 Comment
This Bargello needlepoint elephant hangs proudly in my daughter’s home. Although it was not originally stitched with her in mind; once it was completed, she immediately laid claim to it and well…I had to give it to her since she’s my favorite Bargello needlepoint fan [...]
Bargello Needlepoint Salutes Japanese Embroidery
August 4, 2009 By 4 Comments
You may well wonder what Bargello needlepoint has in common with Japanese Embroidery. The answer is that many needlepointers also enjoy stitching Japanese Embroidery and many needlepoint designers use Japanese Embroidery techniques in making new stitchable works of art [...]
Three Sisters in Bargello Needlepoint
August 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment
One of the few Bargello needlepoint treasures I still own is my interpretation of this hand-painted canvas of three beautiful women. I like to think of them as three sisters for they remind me of my sisters and me. Stitching this canvas was loads of fun as I tried to capture a bit of our personalities in the stitching [...]
Bringing Hand-Painted Needlepoint Canvas to Life – A Cute Bargello Camel
July 27, 2009 By 5 Comments
Bargello needlepoint is very therapeutic. Several years ago while recovering from major surgery, I took a weekly class on how to make hand-painted needlepoint designs come to life. Each participant selected a unique canvas, threads and embellishments. I chose a “cute camel” designed on 14-mesh needlepoint canvas (I think it was painted by Liz of Tapestry Tent; but I’m not sure) with a gorgeous Middle Eastern color scheme of dark blue, red, gold, brown, and green [...]
Bargello Needlepoint in the 1600s
July 21, 2009 By 1 Comment
This article is from my French friend and fellow Bargello needlepoint stitcher, Odile Berget. Odile writes that she discovered a Bargello fabric in a very small museum in La Chapelle des Marais – France (South of Brittany). This village is in a Natural Park of a marsh region with thatched houses and saltern places [...]
Another Wright-Inspired Bargello Needlepoint Treasure
July 14, 2009 By 2 Comments
My fascination with Frank Lloyd Wright stained glass designs continues with this Bargello needlepoint adaptation of a “thank you” note card I received several years ago. I just couldn’t resist designing a Bargello pattern from it [...]
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