Comments on: Why Outline? http://www.nuts-about-needlepoint.com/why-outline/ An encyclopedia of needlepoint and thread information for all stitchers. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:12:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: marianne http://www.nuts-about-needlepoint.com/why-outline//comment-page-1#comment-8463 marianne Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:47:43 +0000 http://www.nuts-about-needlepoint.com/?p=2759#comment-8463 As you know, much of my work is done with outlines. It serves to make certain divisions and color changes in a pattern clear and often can be the backbone to a design. The real beauty of using outlines comes in designing work for beginners and needlepoint novices. Outlines define areas to be stitches, simplifies and eliminates any confusion and removes the need to do any serious shading (an impossibility and perhaps a barrier to the new stitchers continuing interest in needlepoint). Let's hook them in before we totally confuse and flummox them. M As you know, much of my work is done with outlines. It serves to make certain divisions and color changes in a pattern clear and often can be the backbone to a design.

The real beauty of using outlines comes in designing work for beginners and needlepoint novices. Outlines define areas to be stitches, simplifies and eliminates any confusion and removes the need to do any serious shading (an impossibility and perhaps a barrier to the new stitchers continuing interest in needlepoint).

Let’s hook them in before we totally confuse and flummox them.

M

]]> By: Pierrette http://www.nuts-about-needlepoint.com/why-outline//comment-page-1#comment-8454 Pierrette Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:20:51 +0000 http://www.nuts-about-needlepoint.com/?p=2759#comment-8454 Outlining: That is so very true what you wrote and thanks for reminding me about whipped backstitch. That too makes a difference :-) Pierrette =^..^= Outlining:

That is so very true what you wrote and thanks for reminding me about whipped backstitch. That too makes a difference :-)

Pierrette =^..^=

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