backgrounds
Stitch Guide Classic – Raymond Crawford’s Chinese Letters
Originally posted 2008-02-12 06:30:37. Republished by Blog Post Promoter I’ve stitched an awful lot of canvases in my time, but the Chinese Letter canvases from Raymond Crawford remain among my favorites. Why? They come in two sizes of canvas (14 and 18), they have a huge variety of background colors, and there are lots of different... »
Bargello Filler Stitches
Althea had a great post recently about filler stitches to go around Needlepoint Bargello. If you have a Bargello medallion or with open spaces, you will want to add some stitching around them. While any stitch will do, straight stitches are easiest to use and compensate around the pattern. Because it’s supposed to be a... »
A Background Stitch Reference Book — Book Review
Golden Gate Canvas Workers ANG, self-published, $25 Twenty years ago, a suburban San Francisco chapter of ANG decided to turn the results of their study of background stitches into a book. The book was revised in 2000, changing the charts to clearer, computer-generated charts. The book is a marvel and an outstanding reference for needlepointers. Its’... »
Great Background – Alternating Cashmere Pairs
I love that Jane in Chilly Hollow has been talking about scale in backgrounds on her blog. And I just adore the Noh mask she’s blog stitching. She picked a great background, from Needlepoint Now. When I was reading about it, I was hoping she’d show us how to do it, because I LOVE it! And... »
Game Needlepoint Update
As you can see I’m more than halfway through the background of m Game Needlepoint piece and I just love it. I changed to the next stitch on the list when someone was called by name or when my cat mewed. If I was in the middle of a stitch when the event occurred, I... »