Bargello Needlepoint

February 2010 Bargello Challenge Designs

Bargello Love — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:32:02 +0000

In the second month of the 2010 Bargello Needlepoint Challenge I continued to stitch samples from Bargello: An Explosion In Color by Margaret Boyles, ranging in skill level from intermediate to advanced. The designs are displayed here for your review (just in case you missed them). Just click on the picture or the day number… [Continue Reading]

Three-Directional Bargello Needlepoint

Bargello Love — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:40:28 +0000

There are three different directions in which you can stitch Bargello needlepoint: vertical, diagonal and four-way. I suppose there may even be a circular direction if you combine the three; but that’s a challenge for talented designers like Janet Perry and Barbara Bergsten. It’s great to know that we can anticipate a continuous and endless… [Continue Reading]

Paint Your Own Bargello Needlepoint Design

Bargello Love — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:07:23 +0000

Although Bargello needlepoint does not need to be painted onto canvas because it’s easier to count the threads for stitch placement, you still may wish to paint your own design—especially if the Bargello stitch is one of several stitch techniques you plan to use. You’ll be surprised how acrylic paint, a straw, a few paint… [Continue Reading]

Use Brass Thumb Tacks for Needlepoint

Bargello Love — Sun, 13 May 2012 10:47:41 +0000

For a smooth and even finish to your Bargello needlepoint, consider using brass thumb tacks to mount your needlepoint canvas on stretcher bars to frame it for stitching. Although you don’t need a frame to stitch Bargello needlepoint, it does help when making small projects like ornaments, coasters or wallet inserts, or when you need… [Continue Reading]

Tea and a Good Book

Bargello Love — Sat, 12 May 2012 10:48:29 +0000

There’s just something comforting about reading a good book while enjoying a great cup of tea—especially on rainy days or when there’s a hint of autumn in the air. It’s moments like these when fond memories of past quiet times with my sister waft over me. You see, she is as avid a tea enthusiast… [Continue Reading]

Bargello & Tea

Bargello Love — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:30:58 +0000

Tea is my beverage of choice! I remember my grandmother giving me “milk tea” to drink as a child. This hot sweetened milk and water beverage was specially prepared for quiet times when there were only the two of us. We would sit close to each other in silence sipping our tea (she drank the… [Continue Reading]

Bargello Needlepoint Wall Hanging Part 4

Bargello Love — Thu, 10 May 2012 10:22:27 +0000

This is the preparation phase of the Bargello Needlepoint Wall-Hanging Project. Here are the things I did to get ready to stitch it. Needlepoint Canvas I debated about whether to use 14-mesh or 18-mesh needlepoint canvas. My husband was quick to point out that if I used a finer mesh canvas, I would never complete… [Continue Reading]

Bargello Needlepoint Wall Hanging Part 3

Bargello Love — Wed, 09 May 2012 10:43:47 +0000

This post is all about charting the central motif in the Bargello Wall-Hanging Project. It looked quite easy at first; but as I studied the embroidered stitches on the blouse and tried to depict them on graph paper; it turned out to be quite a challenge! The Central Motif This was the most difficult of… [Continue Reading]

Bargello Needlepoint Wall Hanging Part 2

Bargello Love — Tue, 08 May 2012 10:31:37 +0000

The very next day, Debbie brought the embroidered blouse back to the office for me to use in charting the bargello design. I couldn’t wait to get started–I had been thinking about the bargello project overnight and had a few ideas about how to chart it. Over lunch, I started to pencil on graph paper… [Continue Reading]

Bargello Needlepoint Wall Hanging Part 1

Bargello Love — Mon, 07 May 2012 10:52:31 +0000

Talk about over-the-top Bargello Needlemania! It all started with my friend, Debbie, coming to work last week wearing an absolutely gorgeous silk blouse that was embroidered all in bargello stitches! She had purchased the blouse several years ago and had only worn it infrequently to preserve the embroidery. The embroidery had a Middle-Eastern look with… [Continue Reading]