Day 80: A Complicated Florentine Wave Design

The title of this Bargello design is the most accurate description of its degree of difficulty.

The Florentine pattern, found on pp. 82-83 in Traditional Bargello by Dorothy Phelan, is much more complicated to work than it appears because of the very close grading of the monochromatic colors, and the irregular direction of its 4-1 step.

Originally designed for a pillow insert, the advanced Bargello pattern requires extra careful attention, and unfortunately is very hard to read.

After a failed third attempt to make a main establishing line according to the chart, I decided to modify the design to meet my needs; yet still in keeping with the spirit of Phelan’s design.

I used all Silk n’ Ivory threads throughout to stitch the design.

Interesting Tidbit about Dorothy Phelan

While writing Traditional Bargello, Dorothy Phelan used at least 16 additional resources including embroidery books by other authors.

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