Day 151: Bargello Design with a Fluid Look

When seen from a distance and worked for large Bargello projects, this Bargello design has a fluid look. It looks like a ribbon banner waving in a breeze.

Found on pp. 20-21 in Florentine Embroidery by Barbara Muller, the 5-1 step Bargello line design uses the Gobelin Droit Bargello Filler Stitch throughout.

I used 6 different shades of silk including Kreinik Silk Mori, Needlepoint Silk, Silk ‘n Colors by The Thread Gatherer, and Silk Impressions by Stef Francis.

Interesting Tidbit: Florentine Embroidery

Florentine embroidery looks particularly elegant when it is worked very finely with silk embroidery floss on even-weave fabric like Congress Cloth.

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