PW05 Poppy Plaid Needlepoint is off to the Finisher! I took it to the framer yesterday. I don't usually do framed pieces, but I think this will be a good show and tell for different decorative stitches. I'm having it frame without glass so it can travel to shows with me.
Poppy plaid progress
T Stitch Stitch (top)
Nobuko Stitch (bottom)
Diagonal Hungarian Ground Stitch (top)
Staircase Stitch (bottom)
Framed Stem Stitch (top)
Corduroy Stitch (bottom)
I'm using "sister" needlepoint decorative stitches for the Poppies. These are stitches that are similar but somewhat different.
Diagonal Scotch (bottom) -Moorish Stitch (top) stitched
Jacquard (top) -Byzantine (bottom) Stitch stitched
Just wanted to post my progress!
I'm packing every area of this canvas with decorative needlepoint stitches. (except the inside background which was stitched in basketweave) I want to show how decorative stitches can be used on any hand-painted needlepoint canvas. I wouldn't normally put 20+ decorative stitches in such a simple canvas. Or use so many thread colors. I've continued to use two colors for each stitch step. I'm hoping this makes it easier to see the stitch steps. This whole project is a learning tool. Hopefully I'm showing another way to look at the hand-painted needlepoint canvas. Each stitcher can look at their own canvas and say, "I'll try this stitch here". The Mosaic Stripe Stitch is my final stitch for the Poppy Plaid Needlepoint Pillow plaid border. I like the stripe effect and since it is technically a "box stitch" it ties into the other box stitches used in the border.
Mosaic Stripe Stitch
Stitch diagram:
Type: Box Stitch
Count: over 4
Pattern/Texture: Stripe pattern, medium texture
Ideal for: Focal points, borders and medium to large blocks of color
Last night I taught the first of 3 two hour classes for the Painted Stitches Butterfly. The class description was: " Painted Stitches Butterfly is a great way to learn to use a variety of threads and stitches on the painted canvas. The 11 specialty stitch blocks are stitch painted, two-step decorative stitches on this 8" x 8" canvas on #14 mesh.. Painted Stitches Butterfly design helps the stitcher learn how to compensate stitches because the compensation is painted on the canvas. We will be stitching with a variety of specialty threads. 2 step color stitch diagrams included. " Each bag had the Butterfly canvas, Stitch Guide, #22 & #18 needles, and I kitted up the threads ahead of time in little bags for each block. We went through the first 4 blocks. I talked about using a larger needle for specialty threads, using thread straighteners to relax fibers, how these blocks were about stitching regular and in mirror of the stitch diagrams and how to compensate the stitches. I also showed everyone where threads were located in the shop and picked canvases from the shop walls to show where decorative could be used on other needlepoint canvases. I think it went well, I hope everyone had fun! I did.
I have started stitching the my new Gingerbread Farmhouse. I've mounted it on a scroll frame to keep it straight and help needlepoint specialty threads and decorative stitches lay flat. With this "Stitch Along" I'm going to try to talk about the threads as well as the stitches I'm using. The Night Sky is stitched in basketweave tent stitch. I used this stitch because the thread, Rainbow Gallery's GOLD RUSH, is very lively and I think a decorative stitch would fight the effect of the thread for the sky. Another option would be to use long stitches, but I wanted the sky to look tight and sparkly with lots of color change and depth. I learned the hard way to stitch with short threads, this is not a thread to "scoop stitch", a firm up and down is needed. I highly recommend Rainbow Gallery 237C Gold Rush for a beautiful night sky.
My newest Stitch Along is PS03 Painted Stitches Butterfly. I developed this canvas as a great way to learn in stitches by needlepointing a design not just learning blocks of stitches. Each of the 11 stitch blocks are stitch painted specialty stitches, similar to Stitch Your Stress Away. Painted Stitches Butterfly design will help the stitcher learn how to compensate stitches because the compensation is painted on the canvas.
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Block |
Stitch |
Thread Color |
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1 |
Tent Stitch |
Kreinik Medium #16 Braid 009 – Emerald Kreinik Medium #16 Braid 005 - Black |
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2 |
Mosaic Stripe Stitch |
Rainbow Gallery Silk Lame’ Braid SL36-Chartreuse Kreinik Medium #16 Braid 009 – Emerald |
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3 |
Mosaic Stitch (no frame) |
Kreinik Medium #16 Braid 005 - Black |
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4 |
Milanese Stitch |
Rainbow Gallery Gold Rush 215C Yellow Shimmer Vineyard Silk T-813 Caribbean |
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5 |
Staircase Stitch |
Vineyard Silk C-174 Hot Pink ThreadworX #12 braid 91018 - Baby Blue Eyes |
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6 |
Diagonal Scotch Stitch |
Vineyard Silk C-173 Veil Rainbow Gallery Panache PN14 C’mas Red |
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7 |
Framed Mosaic Stitch |
Vineyard Silk C-007 Aruba Kreinik Medium #16 Braid 9200 - Blossom |
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8 |
Reverse Scotch Stitch |
Vineyard Silk C-091 Captain's Blue ThreadworX #12 braid 91049 Parrot Bay |
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9 |
Byzantine Stitch |
Vineyard Silk C-174 Hot Pink Kreinik Medium #16 Braid 9294 - Periwinkle |
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10 |
Rice Stitch |
Rainbow Gallery Petite Spark Rays PS29 C’mas Red Vineyard Silk C-163 Crème Brulee |
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11 |
Cross Stitch |
Kreinik Medium #16 Braid 005 - Black |
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Background – Tent stitch |
Caron Watercolours 000 Natural |
A stitcher requested a needlepoint stitch guide for ST04 Patchwork Small Tote 5" x 5" #14 mesh. I just put one together and hope this helps. Click on the picture and then print landscape.
Stitch Your Stash Around the World Workshop at Wool & Willow!
I received this email the other day and want to share this AMAZING piece of work!!! What great inspiration! Thank you Nancy.
Dear Barbara,
I just completed stitching Stitch Your Stash Around the World and thought you would like seeing a photo. I think it turned out all right. I have to tell you though that I made a rather major blunder. I misunderstood your instructions. Even though some colors repeated I thought each set of blocks working outward from the center would be a different stitch. I thought there would be a total of thirteen different stitches rather than eight. When I got to the set of blocks where color # 3 repeats I did it in Rosemary stitch, and then the following set where color # 4 repeats I stitched with T-Stitch. I continued merrily along until somewhere between your block 7 and block 8 blog postings when a little voice in the back of my head started telling me something wasn’t right here. Once I realized my mistake I didn’t know what to do. It really didn’t look too bad so rather than rip out all that work I decided to choose five additional stitches to add to your eight. My stitches are Scotch Checker, Fern, Criss-Cross Hungarian, Nobuko, and Double Leviathan. Thank goodness your design was versatile enough that I could recover from my blunder. Thanks for a fun project.
Nancy White
Stitch Your Stash Around the World Workshop
can be found all together at http://createneedlepoint.typepad.com/create_needlepoint/stitch-your-stash-around-.html
Areas to use specialty needlepoint stitches*:
Framed Star Stitch – clothing, bushes, flowers, architecture
Mosaic Stripe Stitch – background, floors, walls, water
Reverse Scotch Cashmere Stitch – borders, backgrounds, architecture
Byzantine Stitch – architecture, clothing, leaves
Milanese Stitch – clothing, mountains, wreaths
Rosemary Stitch - border
T – Stitch – background, grass, water, clouds
Interlocking Goblin Stitch – fur, grass, trees, large blocks of color
Block 8 – Interlocking Goblin
This is our last block. The square is then finished out with two rows of Block 6 and Block 7 in the corners. I started my block 1 thread down and 1 thread over on the upper right. I did some fill in stitches on the right side when the block was finished.
A stitcher requested a needlepoint stitch guide for SCC06 Cottage 6. I just put one together and hope this helps. Click on the picture and then print landscape. All cottages can be purchased through Retail Shops.
I had a stitcher that was having trouble with Block 4 – Byzantine Stitch. I started the stitch on the upper left of Block 4 three threads down. This is the longest part of the stitch. The rest is filling in the block with the stitch. Good luck!! Thank you for participating! Please e-mail me a pictures so I can post them!
This is the link to the pictures of the block arrangement.
This is the link to the stitch charts Byzantine Stitch. This is the link to Blocks 1,2,3 & 4 Finished.
Block 7 – T-Stitch
Start in the upper right hand corner of block. I find it easiest to do all the right slanting stitches first and then go back and fill in with the left slanting stitches. This is an open, lacy stitch that leaves some canvas showing through the fibers.
Block 6 – Rosemary Stitch
Start in the upper right hand corner of block. At the end of block you will need to do a continental stitch shadow frame to cover all 12x12 stitches.
Progress Photo from Nancy White
“I am using hand-dyed silk threads I bought at a clearance sale some time ago with no clue how I would ever use them. This design is just perfect for my threads. I am delighted with how my "quilt" is progressing and will be looking forward to each remaining block.” Nancy White
Block 5 – Milanese Stitch
This stitch has little arrowheads in one direction then the arrowheads go in the opposite direction for the next row. Start the stitch in the upper left corner. To make sure the single stitches are in line draw a diagonal line through the block.
Blocks 1,2,3 & 4 Stitched!
Block 4 – Byzantine Stitch Start stitching on the upper left of Block 4, three threads down. Then follow diagram. Stitches are over three diagonal mesh threads. Fill in with shorter stitches where necessary.
Block 3 – Reverse Scotch/Cashmere Stitch
Block 3 is a combination of two easy stitches. Count down six mesh threads from the upper right corner and stitch two scotch stitches on the diagonal. Repeat in lower left corner. Start Reverse Scotch stitch in upper right corner of Block 3 continue diagonally to lower left corner. Fill in block with vertical and horizontal cashmere stitches. We are going to stitch the Cashmere stitch continuously (without the single stitches except at the ends).
I’m needlepointing these four blocks in two colors. It’s much easier to stitch a two step stitch in two different colors. I’m stitching the short tent stitch stripe in the light color of Block 1 and the diagonal mosaic stripe in the darker color I chose for Block 2. Mark all around Block 1 12 x 12 square of mesh threads lightly with a pencil or waterproof marker so you will know where to start and stop Block 2. Stitch Diagram ©2007 Ruth Schmuff
I’m sitting here with a big stack of books, papers and CD’s trying to figure out the stitches for each color block. I’m planning most stitches on the diagonal using 12 mesh strands. The first stitch is the center block (Block 1). This is the natural focal point. Start by marking the middle of your canvas. My overall canvas is now 18” x 18”. I needed a bigger canvas size to fit more blocks.
Block 1 - Framed Star Stitch
Stitch Tips: Don’t pull too tight with this stitch. Depending n the thickness of the thread you may want to frame or leave the stars unframed. Unframed more mesh will show through and be a “lacier” stitch. Framed you will cover more of the mesh. Finish all the stars and then decide if you want to framed them. Stitch Diagram ©2007 Ruth Schmuff
Step 3: Label threads
Write down your color choices. I also snip a small amount of the thread and tape it next to my written color. This helps me from getting mixed up!
Color # 1: _______________________________________
Color # 2: _______________________________________
Color # 3: _______________________________________
Color # 4: _______________________________________
Color # 5: _______________________________________
Color # 6: _______________________________________
Color # 7: _______________________________________
Color # 8: _______________________________________
Step 2B: Pick Threads – 8 different threads
Pull out your stash!!! Now what? We need 8 different threads but where to start. Color # 1 is a natural focal point, but you need only a tiny bit. Color # 2 is a darker shade of Color # 1. We will also need only a small amount. Colors # 3, 4, 5 are all in the same family. We will need the most of this group. Pick a color family you really like. Color # 6 is a neutral. We need a medium amount of this thread. Colors # 7 & 8 are a different color family. We need a medium amount of these two colors.
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