It was not my intention to stitch this Bargello needlepoint design because it was too large for a 365-day Bargello Challenge piece; but alas, I couldn’t resist its colorful pattern.
The difficult challenge with this pattern was deciding how much of it to stitch. After several attempts to work the entire design in landscape style (horizontal) and portrait (vertical); I finally settled on a way that would best portray what I am trying to accomplish–to stitch a representative sample of Bargello needlepoint as a special tribute to my father’s memory.
Today’s pattern contains the portrait or vertical motifs found on pp. 86-87 of Bargello: An Explosion In Color by Margaret Boyles. The turquoise and taupe colors set the motifs out in bright contrast to the yellow and red motifs which will be featured in tomorrow’s piece.
When seen in its entirety, these colors are much more striking than if they had been stitched in a monochromatic color scheme.
Interesting Tidbit about Bargello An Explosion In Color
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