Day 52: Bargello Ink Blobs Challenge Design

This Bargello needlepoint design takes the basic Florentine embroidery pattern to create an effect that looks like an ink blob–especially when black and gray color schemes are used and a solid background is worked.

The design found on pp. 114 and 115 in Bargello: An Explosion In Color by Margaret Boyles, is considered an advanced piece that can be used as a border or repeated for a solid pattern.

I used mainly Silk n’ Ivory threads with a bit of Kreinik silver metallic in the center.

One thing to remember is that two long stitches are always followed by two short ones.

Interesting Tidbit about Bargello An Explosion In Color

Bargello An Explosion In Color includes clear instructions on everything from threading a needle to creating your own original bargello designs. Purchase the book here.