One of the neat things about Bargello needlepoint is that through the use of color, you can achieve some incredible effects.
The name for this 4-2 step Bargello needlepoint design found on pp. 90-91 in Bargello: An Explosion In Color by Margaret Boyles, is from my imagination.
I took one look at the design and just knew it had to be stitched in yellow–the color of daffodils.
A variegated light green color with hints of yellow establishes the outline, and the motif is then filled in with monochromatic shades of yellow.
Hello Martha,
Based on the picture of the chair in the Met, I would say that a great bargello pattern resource for it would be Bargello An Explosion In Color. It has the same carnation bargello pattern.
Here is a photo of the chair. It looks spectacular!
This looks sort of like the design on a chair in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. That one is multicolored-blues, golds, reds, and a lot of green. Does anyone have a source for the MMOA design guide?