Day 195: French Flower Baskets Bargello Needlepoint Design

This lovely Bargello needlepoint design, found on page 96 in Bargello Magic by Pauline Fischer and Anabel Lasker, looks like a progression of flower baskets when stitched.

Designed for the intermediate stitcher, this Bargello pattern is quite unique with an assortment of steps.

Stitches frequently share a mesh and thread thickness varies. To ensure success, work the Bargello design by closely scrutinizing the photo. There is no pattern chart.

I used Silk n’ Ivory and Paternayan Persian Wool to work the Bargello design.

Interesting Tidbit: Bargello Magic

There are 44 meshes vertically in the French flower basket and the Bargello design should be started 22 meshes above the center of the canvas with the 9 straight stitches that form the center top of the basket handle.

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