http://bargelloneedlepoint.com Quick and Easy Bargello Needlepoint for Today's Stitcher Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:37:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Once you have the color placement right, this Bargello needlepoint design found on pp. 60-62 in Traditional Bargello works up quite quickly. Although the colors can be used at random to work each tumbling block, care must be taken to make sure there is consistency [...]]]> http://bargelloneedlepoint.com/day-69-tumbling-blocks-bargello-design/ Birthdays are special times, and smiles are usually in abundant supply as family and friends gather to express many wishes for a happy day. To get you smiling and celebrating with me on Bargello Needlepoint.com's first birthday, help yourself to Week 2's FREE Bargello pattern [...]]]> http://bargelloneedlepoint.com/free-needlepoint-pattern-happy-birthday-bargello-face/ Dorothy Phelan writes in Traditional Bargello that the Zigzag Double Peak Bargello Design is a good preparation for working Hungarian point. The Bargello pattern is found on pp. 58-59 [...]]]> http://bargelloneedlepoint.com/day-68-zigzag-double-peak-bargello-design/ One of the most exciting things about Bargello needlepoint is the directional stitching flow. In addition to the vertical and horizontal ways the stitches are formed on the canvas, one must sometimes work in different directions [...]]]> http://bargelloneedlepoint.com/day-67-diagonally-stitched-bargello-design/ It's time for a little Bargello Needlepoint fun! This Bargello Crossword Puzzle will energize and get your creative stitching juices flowing. To complete the crossword puzzle, just click on any of the letter spaces in a word (either across or down) [...]]]> http://bargelloneedlepoint.com/bargello-crossword-puzzle/ Traditional Bargello by Dorothy Phelan has some very creative and interesting designs. The New Wave Bargello needlepoint design on pp. 56-57 uses the Gobelin Droit Bargello Filler Stitch with varying steps from 6-1 to 3-1 [...]]]> http://bargelloneedlepoint.com/day-66-new-wave-bargello-needlepoint-design/