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Stitching a Painted Canvas – Virtual Book Tour

Janet Perry — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:09:33 +0000

Originally posted 2007-09-24 07:20:23. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

My current stop on the Virtual Book Tour is to Pierrette Pattyn’s great blog Love to Stitch.

In an illustrated article there, I talk about picking threads and stitches for painted canvases. I give special attention to picking threads and stitches for special effects.

Plus you also get a peek at the current state of my Jack Russell canvas for my latest stitch guide.

My Life in Bargello — Virtual Book Tour Stop

Janet Perry — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:42:00 +0000

Originally posted 2008-06-06 07:23:03. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Pierrette has put up the article for my visit to her blog, Love to Stitch. It’s about My Life in Bargello.

It has pictures of some of my earlier Bargello pieces and includes my newest piece, the Swag mini-sock along with a free pattern for it.

Pierrette did a fantastic job on the article in terrible heat and I really want to thank her for it. I meant to have this post up last night, but my server wasn’t cooperating, so I watched BSG on on-demand instead.

Next stop on Tuesday. Have a great weekend!

An Insight into Bargello Revisited – Virtual Book Tour Stop

Janet Perry — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:57:45 +0000

Originally posted 2008-06-27 06:48:01. Republished by Blog Post PromoterToday I’m visiting Independent Needlework News on my Virtual Book Tour. There you’ll get some insight into my inspiration for writing the book and my passion for Bargello. Have a great weekend! Related posts: Creating Bargello – Virtual Book Tour Stop My Life in Bargello — Virtual Book Tour Stop Learn Bargello – Virtual Book Tour Stop Bargello – It Begins with a Line – Virtual Book Tour Stop Bargello Revisited — virtual book tour Related posts:

Front Range Stitches – Virtual Book Tour Stop

Janet Perry — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:23:43 +0000

Originally posted 2008-06-16 16:10:10. Republished by Blog Post PromoterToday’s VBT stop is at Donna O’s Front Range Stitches, where we’ve got an interview. It’s tons of fun, so stop by. Related posts: Creating Bargello – Virtual Book Tour Stop History of Bargello – Virtual Book Tour Stop My Life in Bargello — Virtual Book Tour Stop Learn Bargello – Virtual Book Tour Stop Bargello – It Begins with a Line – Virtual Book Tour Stop Related posts:

Bargello – It Begins with a Line – Virtual Book Tour Stop

Janet Perry — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:52:50 +0000

Originally posted 2008-06-13 06:33:53. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Today I’m visiting Kim’s wonderful blog, Kal’s Creations.

Types of Bargello, my topic, is one which has shaped much of my thinking about Bargello over the years.

I don’t know when I figured it out, but many different Bargello creations can be made as you vary a simple zig-zag line in various ways.

This post describes some of them and shows examples from Bargello Revisited for them.

It sounds a little strange, but truly Bargello begins with a line. What you do with it is up to you.

Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Blog – Tour Stop

Janet Perry — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:42:04 +0000

Originally posted 2007-10-01 10:35:10. Republished by Blog Post PromoterJust a little bit down the page at Jane Wood’s Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventure you can find a long interview with me, mostly about Bargello. You can also see great close-up pictures of the two Bargello mini-socks I worked on over the weekend. I talk about how the designs evolved and how one works and one doesn’t. I learned so much doing these projects, and you will too. Stop by and visit! Related posts: My Life in Bargello — Virtual Book Tour Stop An Insight into Bargello Revisited – Virtual Book Tour Stop Bargello Q&A – Virtual Book Tour Stop Creating Bargello – Virtual Book Tour Stop Bargello – It Begins with a Line – Virtual Book Tour Stop Related posts:

BlogTalk Radio Interview Available On-line

Janet Perry — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 13:51:01 +0000

Originally posted 2009-08-25 07:14:27. Republished by Blog Post PromoterYesterday I had a wonderful conversation with Renee from Gone Stitching as part of their BlogTalk Radio series of needlepoint interviews. It was a ton of fun and is available now to listen to on-line or to download. Be sure to listen to the end of the 20 minute program to learn how to enter this week’s contest. Related posts: Bargello – It Begins with a Line – Virtual Book Tour Stop Interview about Needlepoint Designer Interview – Janet Perry Symmetry and the Needlepoint Line Problem Remember this Month’s Giveaway! Related posts:

Virtual Book Tour

Janet Perry — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:13:17 +0000

Originally posted 2007-09-01 06:55:39. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Throughout September, I will be visiting needlework-related blogs, on-line magazines, and shops, to visit, answer questions, and provide articles.

This is all part of the celebration of my books, Needlepoint Trade Secrets.

I hope you’ll drop by to visit on one of these dates:

September 6 Needlepoint Canvas Shop blog visit
September 9 (noon Pacific) Needleart Nut blog visit
September 13 Virtual Q&A at Caroline’s Thread and Canvas. Send in your questions to be answered
September 22 Needlepoint for Fun e-zine article published
September 18 Ribbon Embrodiery discussion at Jane W’s blog
September 24 Love to Stitch blog visit (with pictures)

A Handful of Tips

Janet Perry — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:36:01 +0000

Originally posted 2007-09-08 10:49:09. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

The bad thing about publishing a book is that you end up with more stuff on the same topicv AFTER the book is written.

So I’m sharing with you a handful of the tips I’ve discovered recently.

– Do you have problems figuring out which end is the top when you are plying a thread? I do. But you can tell easily, even if the colors are pretty close throughout the thread. The end whicvh is bunched up is the bottom end. I use this tip all the time when working with hand-dyed threads.

– If you are a leftie and find doing Basketweave from the upper right corner to the lower left corner hard — switch and work from the lower left to upper right.

– You can stitch on a frame on in your hand, but never do both on the same piece. The difference will be obvious.

– The eyes of needles are punched out, so one side is smoother than the other. If you are having tr4ouble threading a needle, flip it over, you might be using the rough side.

– I ALWAYS have problems telling how many threads are across in an area. But you can tell if it’s an odd or even number easily. Are the first and last threads both the same (over or under)? Then you havr an odd number of threads. Are they different? Then you have an even number of threads.

– If you don’t want to use tape on the edges of your canvas, fold down 3-4 threads on ll sides and tack through the dobled (and smooth) edge.

– Plastic drawer liner, cut into 1″ x 2″ patches, makes a great needle puller.

– Bent tip scissors, like manicure scissors, let you clip threads extremely close to your stitching.

– The last stitch of a Rhodes Stitch is ther most visible. Either begin your Rhodes one stitch AFTER the stitch you’d like to have on top. Or add that final stitch AFTER all the other stitching is done.

Learn Bargello – Virtual Book Tour Stop

Janet Perry — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 14:33:20 +0000

Originally posted 2008-06-28 06:40:13. Republished by Blog Post PromoterToday’s Virtual Book Tour Stop is atNeedlepoint for Fun, a delightful, free, on-line and email magazine about needlepoint. If you’ve ever wanted to learn Bargello, here a quick and easy instructions to get you started. Take some blank canvas, draw on a rectangle, pick your threads, and get stitching! Related posts: Bargello – It Begins with a Line – Virtual Book Tour Stop Creating Bargello – Virtual Book Tour Stop My Life in Bargello — Virtual Book Tour Stop History of Bargello – Virtual Book Tour Stop An Insight into Bargello Revisited – Virtual Book Tour Stop Related posts: