If you don't understand the charms of counted canvaswork, read what Ruth has to say about the Counted Room in her shop. Think about it--picking a background color and then threads for a lovely pattern, all in a space dedicated to counted designs. What fun!
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2012/04/make-it-count.html
Ruth is charmed by one of Kurdy Bigg's designs, Cat's Eyes. I saw the original Cleopatria colorways at Woodlawn last year and it is magnificent! Ruth gives you the link to Threedle's website but I think the best place to see all the versions of this design (and others from Kurdy) is at Scarlet Thread.
http://stores.intuitwebsites.com/ScarletThread/-strse-Charts-cln-Threedles/Categories.bok
I can feel the charm of this piece whispering to me but for now, I'm going to watch Needleartnut stitch it. She likes the blue Venus version of this piece. After all, I'll have to be able to count correctly to stitch this, which is always problematic for me.
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/search/label/Cat%27s%20Eyes
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
Ruth is charmed by one of Kurdy Bigg's designs, Cat's Eyes. I saw the original Cleopatria colorways at Woodlawn last year and it is magnificent! Ruth gives you the link to Threedle's website but I think the best place to see all the versions of this design (and others from Kurdy) is at Scarlet Thread.
http://stores.intuitwebsites.com/ScarletThread/-strse-Charts-cln-Threedles/Categories.bok
I can feel the charm of this piece whispering to me but for now, I'm going to watch Needleartnut stitch it. She likes the blue Venus version of this piece. After all, I'll have to be able to count correctly to stitch this, which is always problematic for me.
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/search/label/Cat%27s%20Eyes
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
4 comments:
Have you seen the new http://creative-stitch.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/tent-stitch-part-4.html#comment-form blog? Great stuff - not *quite* your thing, but wonderful wonderful tips! A finishing Away Knot with ultra-clear descriptions - just the last post....
Yes, I have. I am waiting until the last of the series is published (which probably happened today) to publish them all as a four part essay. It's a great series, a bit advanced for most stitchers, but full of wonderful information. Thanks for the tip, eRose. It's on my To Do list once I'm sure that the series is over. I want to publish them all at once.
The entries on beading too (after reading Baltimore Beadworks today :-).
I think I linked to the beading articles already, eRose. I'll check and make sure, though.
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