Light Coverage Stitching: Where and Why

Mary Legallet's latest Whimsical Stitch blog entry talks about light coverage stitching, which she calls "open work."  Mary explains how it took her a while to see the value of light coverage and explains where she uses it and why.  It's the clearest explanation I've read of this technique and worth exploring if you have always hated canvases that are naked.  Mary may get you to rethink using this technique--in some situations, at least.
http://www.whimsicalstitch.com/whimsicalwednesdays/2015/8/19/open-sesame

I personally love the ease of using stitches and/or threads that don't cover to show off intricate painting, like a sky.  My current piece has a stormy sky in blended shades of gray, blue, green, white and yellow, which would be impossible to capture except by using open stitches that allow the stunning colors to show.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright August 19, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Mrs. Blandings Needlepoint

I don't know if you follow Mrs. Blandings' blog about design but she needlepoints.  It's become such a big part of her life that she's going to come out with a new line of ten pieces at the January 2016  TNNA show.  You can read about her path to becoming a needlepoint designer here.
http://mrsblandings.blogspot.com/2015/08/eight-is.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright August 15, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.