In the past ten days or so, I have been prepping or starting lots of new needlepoint projects.
I have to say, and you might be like this too, that much of the fun of needlepoint is in the beginnings. I’m not too good with endings and often I get bored with the piece long before I’m done stitching it.
But starting is always a measure of hope. There are all the possibilities of threads and stitches which are part of every project. There is the endless potential that the blank canvas holds. And, sometimes, there is the probability of learning something new.
For Maker Faire I put together lots of Bargello projects, tracing outlines, charting patterns, and pulling threads. I worked on 4 of them (and have finished two so far). But I was getting two others ready a couple of days ago and I was so happy.
One will be the abstract challenge, I blogged about earlier this week. I’m debating over using metallic or pearl cotton for the outline, I have to check the stash. And then all odds and ends for the colored areas. I keep looking at the chart and dreaming of stitches.
The other piece will be a real challenge. I have a Stirling tote bag in the new smaller size. I’m going to make a crazy quilt Bargello using Persian Wool. I picked Rcky’s (thanks!) brain, her booth was next to mine, at Maker Faire and now I know how to proceed.
I just wish my time, and deadlines, and stitching speed matched my ambitions.
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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
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