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Gaile in Wisconsin writes about her experience stitching "Candlelight Window" in the Eggs for All Seasons series, after a 15-year hiatus from needlepoint: "Basically the stitches I used were basketweave, straight and slanted gobelin, a few continental where needed to fill in, and French knots for the pine boughs. I have a large stash so I bought only the Petite Very Velvet, which is a treat to work with. For the wallpaper, I experimented with several threads, but liked the way DMC Medici wool looked and so I used that for the background as well as the burgundy crosses and the valance. The white part of the valance is Silk & Ivory. Then I used blue #5 perle cotton for the window frame and woodwork, and white #5 perle cotton for the paneling beneath the window. I had a small bit of red silk which I used for the candle, because the sheen was nicer with it than cotton floss."
"Actually, the stitches just seemed to flow....I've avoided painted canvases because of having trouble deciding where to change colors, and there was no question at all on this canvas. It was a pleasure to stitch, and when it was finished I was a little sorry....hated to see it come to an end. But I love the ornament. It just called to me, and I'm so glad I was able to get it. Now it'll be on our tree for many years to come."

 

 

Pierrette Pattyn of Tennesee says of "She Stoops to Conquer" that it was a "fun little project, because so many of us can relate to her."  She used mostly DMC cotton floss for the piece, adding Shepherd's Silk by The Thread Gatherer for the hair.  She stitched the very fluffy towel using Edmar boucle in French knots.

 

 

Pierrette Pattyn of Tennessee chose to stitch the Bruges, Belgium canvas from the "Doorways To The Past" series because her husband was born not too far from Bruges.  She used silk ribbon for the flowers and leaves of the topiaries and changed the vine above the doorway to a wisteria vine, one of the flowers in her own garden.  She interpreted the sidewalk in front of the doorway as cobblestones to lend additional European flair.

 

 

Terry Whitworth of Halesowen, UK, stitched this "English Rose" egg from the "Eggs for All Seasons" series, using DMC solid and variegated threads.  She finished the egg herself, using stranded cottons and silks for the cording.

 

 

Pierrette Pattyn personalized "In the Garden" from the "Eggs for All Seasons" series with silk ribbon embroidery.  She used Vikki Clayton silk ribbons to make "Sweetheart Rose" yellow flowers as well as French knots of different sizes, and created other flowers using a detached chain stitch.  As a special touch, she added the bird and bee charms.  In finishing her egg, Pierrette used a combination of blue and green DMC floss, blending the sky and grass shades, to create the cording and tassel.

 

 

Eddie Williams, owner of Silk Road Needle Arts in St. Petersburg, Florida, stitched this Egmont Key lighthouse canvas, using Splendor Silk for the background.  Eddie used Watercolours for the cream areas and tree to the right, while the trees to the left are stitched in Gloriana Silk Floss using a random pattern.

 

 

Judie Solomon, owner of Thistle Needleworks in Glastonbury, Connecticut, has stitched two lighthouse canvases.  The first (left), Egmont Key lighthouse in Florida, was finished as an ornament.  The second, Vermilion, Ohio, lighthouse, is stitched all in Sampler Threads and is finished as a mini weighted stand-up.

 

 

For Pierrette Pattyn of Tennessee, “Cats” was her first-ever completed painted canvas.   Because she was stitching it for a friend and it had a lot of meaning for her, she says she “grinned from start to finish making it.”  Pierrette couched a circle with cotton perle around the moon to emphasize it, stitched the witch in Caron’s “Snow,” and used  “Whisper” for the two cats.  For added realism, she left some threads loose while stitching the broom.  She finished the canvas herself as a door hanger so her friend can look at it any time she wants.

 

 

Jane Wood of Chilly Hollow, VA, customized a St. Augustine, FL lighthouse canvas.  The recipients of the finished ornament were married at the top of the lighthouse on St. Patrick's Day.

 

 

 


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