Day 123: Bargello Design Adapted from Double Weave Fabric

If you visit the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, IL, USA you’ll find an early American coverlet made of double weave fabric from which today’s Bargello design was adapted.

Found on page 82 in Designs for Bargello by Nikki Scheuer, the Bargello pattern is made for beginners and advanced stitchers alike.

It has NO step. Stitches are above or below but NOT next to each other. The color photo is on page 70.

Only two colors are needed to stitch this design–one dark and one light. I used navy and white Silk n’ Ivory.

Interesting Tidbit: Designs for Bargello

The double weave fabric which inspired this Bargello design was made circa 1805.

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