Bargello Class

It looks really nice. Is it perle cotton? Looks like a piece that would be nice framed - with the medallion in the middle, and beading - I'm personally a little hesitant about a pillow that would get tossed about. But, do whatever works for you! It's really nice.

ellice

I enjoyed the progression in the pictures very much. Looked like fun.

former-blonde

That is such a neat project! Looks wonderful!

Cheryl

Tell us: what size canvas and what type threads? Dianne

Thanks - but it wasn't that hard! Hard was learning to turn corners with the blanket/buttonhole stitch for the hardanger I did earlier!!!!

Canvas recommended is 18 count sage green needlepoint canvas, 12"x12" to give framing and centering leeway. Finished size is about 7"x7", give or take. Majority is regular floss, supposed to be using 4 strands, but I thought 6 filled it in better. I also learned how to use a laying tool (that giant, humongous needle seen in some of the pics stuck to my kitty-magnet) to keep the floss straight and not all twisty over the longer stitches.

The pattern is called Basic Bargello, by Harbour Light Designs, if you want to investigate for the floss list & whatnot (I won't go into listing it all here as I don't want anyone to try & copy it and have them screaming over the copyright).

Well, I think it's beautiful! I have always loved that bargello thing.

Thanks - I get going on something new.... and forget to stop :D

Thanks

The only perle cotton is the pink squares in the 'frame', and some in the center. The multi colored variegated is #088 Mountain Meadow from the watercolors collection by Caron, which is almost a perle type fiber. The dark green border is Neon Rays #31 (needlepoint ribbon, frays easily and catches on the *slightest* bit of rough skin!!!). The beads are Mill Hill

3021 pearl, and the button in the center is Mill Hill 86036 tulip basket (shop owner said we could swap for any button, but they didn't have any kitty-cats, so I used what the instructions said). The instructions also list alternate colors of blues, mauves and pinks instead of greens, peaches and pinks.

I have decided to have it framed (pillows = cat hair magnets in this house), with a green frame that is *very* close in color to the medium green, and a peach matte that *exactly* matches the darker peach in the upper left and lower right sections. The framing is on order, and in the meantime I have time to fix a couple more boo-boos I noticed while trying to decide on the frame/matte color combo (grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr). .

Looks very nice. From the shots I wasn't sure how big. On 18 ct canvas you can use Perle 5 and it'll lay really well. The more NP you do - at least for me, I find that you really have to use a laying tool for many of the stitches - like the bargello, satin, rhodes, etc.

If you really like Bargello patterns, I think there's a book out - although my mind has gone blank on the who - called mostly bargello. And in one of the Stitches for Effect books there is a section of bargello patterns that you could use to just make your own!

Very nice work - really. ellice

LOL - I did that with my very first project. Now, well, I get that way, but tend to have multi-projects going, and very bad discipline. We'll see if I can get the Summer Garden done this week!

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My first painted canvas - I did in Watercolours. It's actually pima cotton, and for those that haven't used it - very nice in hand. There are some really gorgeous colorways in the Caron collection. And for NP, it's really nice to mix some of the different textures - because of the size of ground - I think you can do a bit more than with work on linen - not starting a war here!

With the Neon Rays - isn't that fun - you can wipe that with a damp sponge before stitching. And, some people put a drop of fray check on the end, aside from it always seems to me that I waste as much as I stitch. But it does give a nice look.

If you're interested in some different thread, texture combinations you can look on the ANG web site - one of the cyber or correspondence classes by Suzy Chaleff, called Log Cabin II - I did it as a correspondence - or should say it's an almost finished WIP. Just take a look - I'm sure you can find some other pattern books for NP that are similar to what you did, etc.

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Sounds really nice - sure you'll love it when it's up on the wall.

ellice