The usual habit when making a sampler such as this is not to define Bargello Needlepoint edges. This makes the edges of one pattern flow into the edges of the others. The look can be subtle if the same colors are used throughout, as in my Bargello boxes, below. It can also be bold, as seen in Liz Morrow’s wonderful Bargello Sampler from Needlepoint Now.
But The Bargellist has come up with another choice. She defines the edge of each pattern with a line in narrow (over two threads) stitches in a different color, but following the same count. She also added some accents in this color as well. It makes for a lovely design.
She how she did it in two different pieces in this post.
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Janet Perry is the Internet's leading authority on needlepoint. She designs, teaches and writes, getting raves from her fans for her innovative techniques, extensive knowledge and generous teaching style. A leading writer of stitch guides, she blogs here and lives on an island in the northeast corner of the SF Bay with her family
A poet on ? Pinterest indicated that selected stitch guides are available through you. How does this work? Do you have the canvases as well or do they need to be purchased elsewhere. Thanks, I look forward to using them.
I’m not a shop so I do not sell the canvases. You buy the canvases through your shop. The stitch guides are available either from me or through your shop.
Keep stitching,
Janet
I miss your old website. The print now is GRay and hard to read.
I’ll see what I can do about changing the print color. I liked my old theme as well, but unhappily it was causing server and blog problems.
Keep Stitching,
Janet