365 Days of Bargello Needlepoint
2010 Resolution: To Stitch 365 Different Bargello Needlepoint Designs--One Each Day!
A long standing goal of mine is to stitch every design from the books in my Bargello needlepoint library, and this year I'm resolving to make significant strides towards completing that goal. I've planned an ambitious undertaking--I resolve to stitch ...
Day 29: Victorian Bargello Design
This design makes me think of England's Victorian Era. The soft pink and green shades showcase a Bargello pattern that mainly consists of large circular motifs (not an exaggeration, I assure you). I had to increase the width and length of the needlepoint canvas to 4.25" square in order to ...
Day 30: Domes and Spires Revisited
The pattern in this Bargello needlepoint design is formed similar to the "Domes and Spires" Bargello piece in Day 5.
The pattern is formed by reversing and mirroring a row of the Bargello design against itself. The spaces formed as a result of doing this are filled in with contrasting colors ...
Day 31: Hearts and Diamonds in Bargello Needlepoint
Heart-shaped motifs alternate with small diamonds in this Bargello design to make a bold pattern.
An optical illusion is also made when using carefully graded shades of colored threads (6 for the hearts, and 3 for the diamonds). For an even more spectacular effect, try changing the direction of the shading.
The ...
Day 32: Monochromatic Hearts and Diamonds
This monochromatic Bargello pattern is a variation on yesterday's design with changes in thread colors and shades.
The use of a monochromatic color scheme produces a totally different Bargello design effect that makes the pattern motifs softer with less definition between them.
Taken from pp 84-85 in Bargello: An Explosion In ...
Day 33: A Colorful Portrait of A Traditional Bargello Needlepoint Design
It was not my intention to stitch this Bargello needlepoint design because it was too large for a 365-day Bargello Challenge piece; but alas, I couldn't resist its colorful pattern.
The difficult challenge with this pattern was deciding how much of it to stitch. After several attempts to work the entire ...
Day 34: A Colorful Landscape of A Traditional Bargello Needlepoint Design
Notice how the motifs in this Bargello embroidery pattern differ from those in yesterday's design.
Still in keeping with the colorful pattern found on pp. 86-87 of Bargello: An Explosion In Color by Margaret Boyles, today's Bargello design contains the landscape or horizontal motifs.
The yellow and red color schemes provide ...
Day 35: Shell Shaped Bargello Needlepoint Motifs
The dark brown color in this Bargello needlepoint design establishes the outline for each motif.
The remaining softly shaded monochromatic colors ( medium to light rust) fill in the design. Two complimentary shades of turquoise are used to highlight the center stitches.
Depending on the colors you choose, this simple 4-2 step ...
Day 36: Basket Weave Bargello Design
The pattern in this Bargello design is easy to work. Known as the basket weave Bargello pattern, it contains 4 rows of stitches in steps that are placed so that each color group appears to interlock.
The brown colored stitches fill in the spaces that are left and add some depth ...
Day 37: Daffodil Spring Bargello Design
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 ...
Day 38: Mirrored Flame Stitch Design
The flame stitch offers many variations for Bargello patterns by either adding or subtracting the number of slopes or peaks in a design.
When mirrored and shaded with monochromatic color schemes, you will get a variety of stunning effects that make for very versatile patterns.
Such is the case for today's design ...
Day 39: Man-In-The-Middle Bargello Design
Interesting name, huh? My husband dubbed this Bargello needlepoint design, "Man-In-The-Middle", because the red stitches in the center of each motif look like a stick-man.
He just happened to be passing by while I was stitching, and stopped to make this comment, and asked if he could name the Bargello pattern.
Found ...
Designed by Carolyn McNeil for Stitch-opedia, Boris The Boxer is an easy project to work. It consists of two stitches – long stitch (sometimes called the Bargello stitch) and brick stitch. These are both straight stitches. Long Stitch is considered the easiest stitch to work.
