Ruth Schmuff's latest mystery class (you know the canvas but no one--not even Ruth--knows the threads and stitches that will be used to stitch it) is a pear collage design. Every couple of weeks the class meets at Bedecked and Beadazzled over the weekend and then the students who are taking the class via mail will have their lesson sent to them the next week so they can keep up with Ruth's doings.
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2012/05/lather-rinse-and-repeat.html
Ruth is repeating stitches all over the place on this design. Look at the dark brown band in the lower left corner. It uses the same stitch as the yellow-green band just under the pears. Look at the bubbles stripes at the top and bottom of the design. In two of these three areas, the background stitch is in the background. In the third it's inside the bubbles. In other words, Ruth inverted the stitches used inside and outside the bubbles.
Look at the dark brown stripes on either side of the cut pear. They slant \ / in opposite ways but otherwise are the same stitch. I am willing to bet that when this class meets again in three weeks Ruth will repeat more motifs and stitches to help unify this rather busy design. We may not be actually taking this class, but we can always learn from Ruth.
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2012/05/lather-rinse-and-repeat.html
Ruth is repeating stitches all over the place on this design. Look at the dark brown band in the lower left corner. It uses the same stitch as the yellow-green band just under the pears. Look at the bubbles stripes at the top and bottom of the design. In two of these three areas, the background stitch is in the background. In the third it's inside the bubbles. In other words, Ruth inverted the stitches used inside and outside the bubbles.
Look at the dark brown stripes on either side of the cut pear. They slant \ / in opposite ways but otherwise are the same stitch. I am willing to bet that when this class meets again in three weeks Ruth will repeat more motifs and stitches to help unify this rather busy design. We may not be actually taking this class, but we can always learn from Ruth.
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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