One of the things that struck me about Jane’s description of the Woodlawn Exhibit was the number of pieces that were done in “traditional Needlepoint,” that is needlepoint that has one to four stitches.
What intrigued me about these is that by picking different threads and limiting the number of stitches, lots of texture can be achieved. Many of these pieces are done in Tent Stitch using many threads.
A couple of months ago, when you voted on the piece for me to stitch, many of your liked this Amanda Lawford canvas. I’m going to start it today and make it a canvas for traditional needlepoint, seeing just how much texture I can get from different threads and only a few stitches.
Some of the things I want to explore here include shading, Tent Stitch patterns, texture in threads, and probably some other things. Since this is a piece for me, it will be one of my Sunday Stitching projects, so watch for posts about it on Sundays.
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