365 Days of 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 ...
Day 202: Florentine Signets Bargello Needlepoint Design
This advanced Bargello needlepoint design has a Renaissance flavor. It is quite suitable for jewelry box covers, handbags or accent pieces.
Found on page 114 in Bargello Magic by Pauline Fischer and Anabel Lasker, it is best worked in metallic and silk threads. I used all Kreinik metallics to work the ...
Day 203: Sunburst Bargello Needlepoint Design
The cover design for Bargello Magic by Pauline Fischer and Anabel Lasker is today's Bargello Challenge focus.
Found on page 120, this advanced Bargello Chevron pattern uses an analogous color scheme to create a stunning sunburst effect.
When worked in Paternayan Persian Wool yarn, the result is a soft and realistic sunburst.
My ...
Day 204: Blue Diamond Brocade Four-Way Bargello Needlepoint Design
I'm taking a break from the intricate designs of Bargello Magic and moving to the Bargello Classic Collection by Shirley Delph. This canvaswork leaflet contains four traditional Bargello patterns that have endured the tests of time to become the favorites of stitchers everywhere.
The Blue Diamond Brocade Bargello pattern was designed ...
Day 205: Flower Medallion Bargello Needlepoint Design
This Bargello needlepoint design is an interpretation of a 200 year-old historic Chintz pattern. Taken from the Bargello American Chintz Collection by Shirley Delph, this Bargello pattern can be used to create many other designs.
The flower medallion can be used singly or repeated horizontally or vertically. When making small Bargello ...
Day 206: Cabbage Rose Four-Way Bargello Needlepoint Design
A clever treatment of four-way Bargello needlepoint is the focus of today’s Challenge design. The four sections combine to form a beautiful cabbage rose adapted from Chintz fabric and designed by Shirley Delph for the Bargello American Chintz Collection.
When worked in pastel monochromatic shades, this Bargello pattern brings the magical ...
Day 207: Chintz Ribbons Bargello Needlepoint Design
One has to be creative with today’s Bargello Challenge design from the Bargello American Chintz Collection.
Intertwining ribbons are the focus of this Bargello pattern. When stitched according to the chart, the design will piece together like a puzzle as you stitch into areas with ribbon portions that have already been ...
Day 208: Ice Flowers Bargello Needlepoint Design
Stitching this Bargello needlepoint design is very simple. All stitches are worked over four or six threads of canvas and are done in simple horizontal rows.
Taken from the Bargello Dhurri Collection by Shirley Delph, this Bargello pattern only requires that you count the geometric motifs and the spaces between them.
Once ...
Day 209: Icy Bargello Needlepoint Border
To work this Bargello needlepoint border from the Bargello Dhurri Collection by Shirley Delph, you will need to mark an exact diagonal line from the lower left corner to the outside corner of the total design area.
The Icy Bargello needlepoint border was designed to work in tandem with the motif ...
Day 210: Cross Medallion Bargello Design
This Bargello design and those of the next two days of the 2010 Bargello Challenge offer limitless possibilities for you to create your own adaptations of a Dhurri design.
The cross medallion is a simple Bargello line design that’s worked mostly over 6 threads. The top, bottom and sides of the ...
This Bargello needlepoint pattern may be of small proportions, but it holds a lot of interest and tells its own story.
Stitched in navy blue, green and soft yellow, the different arrangements of the colors tend to accent specific areas of the design. This very versatile pattern is found on page 75 in Bargello: An Explosion In Color by Margaret Boyles.
I love this one! Still checking in every day…I have an old chair from auction and I’d like to cover the seat with a Bargello pattern. Can you imagine this pattern for that?
Yes, Robin
There are some great patterns that will work up fast for your Bargello chair. Each day, after stitching I declare to my husband (the Bargello needlepoint critic) that I can’t wait to make a full size project of that day’s design. Of course I would never get anything else done. Seriously though, you should definitely cover the old chair. If you don’t have an idea how to begin, let me know. I’m planning to write a future article about how to get started. Althea
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