Day 89: 3-D Bargello Embroidery Boxes

You don’t need 3-D glasses to see the colorful Bargello embroidery boxes in this needlepoint pattern found on pp. 18-19 in Golden Hands Bargello from Random House.

Each Bargello box is worked in three tones of one color. The lightest tone is worked in the Bargello Brick Filler Stitch in a 4-2 step of the front face of each box; the medium and dark tones are worked in a Gobelin Stitch in a 4-1 step on the top and sides of each box.

I used several colorful shades of Madeira Mouline Egyptian Cotton Hand Embroidery Floss to work the design.

Interesting Tidbit: Golden Hands Bargello

Although Golden Hands Bargello uses Peri-Lusta yarns in each of its designs; it recommends 3-ply Persian yarn as a substitute.

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