Day 30: Domes and Spires Revisited

bargello, bargello needlepoint patterns, bargello needlepoint, free bargello patterns, bargello stitch, 2010 Bargello Challenge, bargello patterns, bargello embroidery, bargello needlepoint kits, bargello kits, needlepoint books, Bargello: An Explosion In Color, margaret boylesThe pattern in this Bargello needlepoint design is formed similar to the “Domes and Spires” Bargello piece in Day 5.

The pattern is formed by reversing and mirroring a row of the Bargello design against itself. The spaces formed as a result of doing this are filled in with contrasting colors to accentuate the lines.

bargello, bargello needlepoint patterns, bargello needlepoint, free bargello patterns, bargello stitch, 2010 Bargello Challenge, bargello patterns, bargello embroidery, bargello needlepoint kits, bargello kits, needlepoint books, Bargello: An Explosion In Color, margaret boylesTaken from pp. 80-81 of Bargello: An Explosion In Color by Margaret Boyles, it has a 4-2 step that is best worked in two sets of monochromatic colors.

Although it looks daunting, the design can be worked without too much stress if you stitch the main outline (the dark gray color in my sample) first, and then fill in the rest of the colors.

To readily see the motifs, I increased the stitched canvas size to 4.5 inches instead of 3.


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