How to Create a Rhodes Circle: The Movie

Needlepoint.com is doing a Star Santa Club in 2024, releasing one of Associated Talent's Star Santas and a guide each month.  They've done a video demonstration of a Rhodes Circle Stitch here.

https://needlepoint.com/blogs/needlepoint-know-how/santa-stars

There are also diagrams of various sizes of Rhodes Circles, so you can see how to enlarge or shrink the stitch to fit the round area in your design.  

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Debbie and the Rhodes (with Waffles)

Debbie Rowley of DebBee's Designs talks about Rhodes stitches and how to tinker with them to make their top stitch slant the way you want.  
https://debbeesdesigns.com/2018/02/19/a-little-love-for-rhodes-stitches/

Then she takes on Waffle Stitch and explains how the various shapes of waffle stitches are made.
https://debbeesdesigns.com/2018/02/26/waffles-for-breakfast/

Fascinating!  Thanks, Debbie!

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Bobbin and Fred Plays with Rhodes Stitch UPDATED

Bobbin and Fred has a lot of fun playing with colors in Rhodes Stitch on plastic canvas.
https://sewingwithbobbinandfred.blogspot.com/2017/08/experiments-with-rhodes-stitch-on.html

UPDATE:  Shannon fixed the above link!  So now you can play with colors, too.

Plus Bobbin and Fred have a great article about using plastic canvas to make a phone case that is fabulous.  It's perfect for the beginner, too.   Hope you like it.
https://sewingwithbobbinandfred.blogspot.com/2017/07/how-to-make-needlepoint-plastic-canvas.html

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Orna Explains Why

Orna Willis doesn't always follow the standard way of doing things in her instructions for her counted designs.  In this interesting essay she explains why her Rhodes Stitch has one extra stitch on top, why she uses the "wrap stitch" method for stitching paths and why she matches her beading thread color to the canvas, not the bead.
http://ornadesign.blogspot.com/2016/03/why-i-do-what-i-do.html

Very interesting!

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All Rhodes

I don't always mention each and every posting that Joni Stevenson writes on her Creative Stitch blog, but that doesn't mean I don't read and study every word. This week Joni's discussion is about the Rhodes stitch and its creator.    Her first posting discusses compensating Rhodes stitches.
http://creative-stitch.blogspot.com/2013/04/rhodes-stitch-compensation.html

The second is a little about the stitch's creator, Mary Rhodes.
http://creative-stitch.blogspot.com/2013/04/do-you-know-about-mary-rhodes.html

 I can tell from what Joni says that she reads stitch books not for new stitches, but for the information that the writers have beyond a particular stitch.  This information is priceless--it is wisdom from our stitching ancestors which we should cherish, ponder and listen to.

It might be time for me to rummage through my stitch library and pull out Art of Canvas Embroidery.  I may be experienced enough a stitcher to appreciate it now, which I certainly wasn't when I bought it in the late 1980s!

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Eight Rhodes Stitches

Cheryl has posted diagrams of the Rhodes stitch and the various varieties shaped like diamonds, hearts, pinwheels, etc. on the About.com needlepoint stitch section.  This is page one.  Just keep pushing Next to see all the varieties of Rhodes stitch.
http://needlepoint.about.com/od/texturedstitches/ss/The-Rhodes-Stitch.htm

By the way, I have listed all the online stitch dictionaries I find useful for needlepoint at the bottom of this page.  Know of any more?  Please let me know.

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