Hot Of The Stretcher Bars - meeeee - Framed

[skitzzzzz]

well i finished it- Amish around the world -
Stitch count:174 x 174 Design area: 9.67” x 9.67”
This was soooooo easy and comfortable to stitch
great for when your brain doesnt need to concentrate
i will deffinately do another one in the future
just need to block it now then take to the framers


thankyou to Jarvis

[minij]

Oh this is so pretty nd I just love the colours, it's gorgeous

[~threadbear~]

This really is gorgeous and my sort of colour scheme as well.

[mig-3]

I knew you'd do a great job. It's a beauty! (Puts on smarty pants) I told you they were fun & easy. LOL

[karen4bells]

beautiful!!! Way to go Jarvis for suggesting this to skitzzzzz---are there similar designs in smaller sizes? Looks like something I would like to do but smaller.
Great stitching skitzzzzz

[mig-3]

Karen, there are lots of canvaswork designs in different sizes and complexities. The one Skitzzz did is by "From Nancy's Needle". You can see her designs here: From Nancy's Needle You might also like to check out the different designs and designers at Nordic Needle

HTH,

[karen4bells]

Thanks for the info Jarvis, I'm going to check into this very soon!! They'd stitch up so nicely and look like they would be fun to do.

[tiffstitch]

That looks fantastic skitzzzz!! What a nice project.

[vanessanjf]

Wow it looks fantastic So colourful

[skitzzzzz]

thanks all ( sits here wearing smarty pants lol)
oh i deffo gonna check out nordic needle
at first looking at the chart it looked complicated but it wasnt at all
next time i gonna get more than 1 lol

[helbel]

Wonderful! Really love the colours

[thatrabbitgirl]

Beautiful!

Dang you enablers. I want, I want, I want! Sooo pretty. Now I've got the Nordic Needle site open and I'm already pricing the Color Delights--Pumpkin pattern.

[Jaki :)]

Wow that's stunning well done the colours are gorgeous

[Smiley]

like the colours you used in the middle!!
Question - is this tapestry/Florentine embroidery? I still want to start I was rummaging through an old box the other day and found 2 books on it - what I never knew, my mom use to love to do it and I'm eager to try myself

[pamelam]

Very pretty! I've always liked the quilt patterns for cross stitch!

[skitzzzzz]

slinky Jarvis is best to answer this question
all i know is its called counted needlework and the only stitched used was like a long stitch
////// scotch stitch
llllllll straight gobelinstitch
but it was real easy to do lol
ill leave to Jarvis to explain before i confuses myself

[K1nS]

wow that looks great, such pretty colours

[agi]

This is fabulous!

[Genevieve]

Really like that - it's lovely.

Must go and find out more about it.

[mig-3]

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.