The RSN book Canvaswork
by Rachel Doyle was a big help. Lots of info about how to use the different
needlepoint stitches. It’s the first time I read an embroidery book from cover
to cover! The author made a lovely needlepoint sampler with 1 inch squares in red.
That would be a great help to see how stitches behave on my fabric. Not only
for this project, but for future projects too. In short, I started a 9 x 9 inch
sampler on 28 count linen to stitch 1 inch
square samples of needlepoint stitches. I use DMC perle 8 in pink 602, I have a
25 g skein of it in my stash and hope it will be enough. Here are the first 3 samples.
First I stitched
Victorian step, which I found in the RSN book Canvaswork. It’s a lovely stitch,
but I think it would look better in a thicker thread.
This is Hungarian
grounding.
There are a few
variations on brick stitch, this is brick filling. I found it in Stitch Sampler
by Lucinda Ganderton. You can stitch brick filling in 2 colours too, just like
Hungarian grounding. It means I have to start another sampler for colourful
samples.
I’m not sure which stitch
or stitches to use on my phoenix, there are a few more stitches I want to try
first. Hopefully I have some progress to share next week, these squares are
time consuming (50-60 minutes).
Work In Progress
Wednesday is a support group to encourage people to complete languishing
projects, Works In Slow Progress or UFO’s.
More info at Pin Tangle.
What a good idea to try out some stitches on a sampler before deciding which stitches to use in a project. The sampler will be a piece of art in itself.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThanks Queenie. Today I prepared another sampler for the multicoloured stitches. All I need is a few 25 grams skeins in matching colours, shopping time!
VerwijderenIt is always difficult to decide what stitches to use, there are so many to choose from, good luck!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI enjoy making these little squares, it's so relaxing.
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