Needlepoint For Fun's latest e-newsletter is about using a running stitch and Flair to cover a colorful background.
https://www.needlepoint-for-fun.com/how-to-do-the-running-stitch-for-the-background-on-your-needlepoint-canvas.htm
Of course there are other ways to handle a background with a lot of color changes. You can frame the piece over gold lame' fabric without stitching anything in the background, for example. You can use a single ply of cotton or silk floss in a medium shade taken from the background. You can use thin metallics as well and work random sized boxes all over the piece. There are a lot of fun things you can do to enhance the background.
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright September 27, 2019 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
