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very pretty!

Wow this is gorgeous, and the frame is perfect

Just caught up with this thread, and the finish and frame are fantastic.

Did someone comment on enabling... good thing I'm broke at the moment...

IT'S GORGEOUS! (anyone ever seen Third Rock from the Sun - Dick talking about himself?)

mig-3 wrote:

Smiley wrote:Question - is this tapestry/Florentine embroidery?

Hi Smiley! To the best of my understanding, these are simplified versions of tapestry/Florentine embroidery. All three use variations of the straight/goeblin stitch. With the counted canvas work, the stitch lengths vary more. The base material is open mono-canvas, rather than linen or cotton fabric. The canvas is easier on which to stitch as each stitch covers a specific number of threads on the canvas. The goebin stitch and fibers used give a visual effect similar to that of tapestry work. I'm sure I'm oversimplifying tapesty & Florentine work. Hopefully, someone with more experience can fill us in on some of the subtleties I'm missing.

My first love is tapestry - you aren't missing anything.
Tapestry is any sort of needlework done on canvas as opposed to linen or cloth. Canvas is stiffer and has larger holes and it generally comes in two types – mono, which looks like a grid and Penelope which looks like a grid with double lines. Penelope is the more common sort for most tapestry.
Florentine is the pattern. I’m no expert on that as I tend to work with pictures rather than patterns. But it resembles other Florentines I’ve seen so I’d say it’s right.
For those that haven’t tried it tapestry, particularly creative tapestry where you use more than the same basic stitch over and over, is amazing fun! It’s faster, IMO, than cross stitch simply because the canvas holes are bigger, easier to see and easier to sew through.
Did I say already – IT’S GORGEOUS!!! *BREATH IN DRAMATICALLY*

So pretty framed!!


Myst - thanks so much for that extra info!! I didn't know of the different kinds of canvas! I'm looking forward to trying! Unfortunately it won't be too soon - hopefully before the end of the year! can't wait!!

Great Design! loved your colors