needlepointers - are you out there
Jco55Ly
I see a lot of stuff on cross stitch but not much on canvas work. Am I
alone or are there others out there. I am particularly fond of the
geometrics like Susan Portra and Jean Hilton. I am almost done with the
Spirit of the Southwest and have done Chapter patches too.
Wig & Judy Graves
Yes, we're out here! I love canvas work; currently I'm piloting a
Carlene Harwick piece called "Golden Girl" which is a study in couched
patterns using all kinds of metal threads. Need to wrap that one up
quick because Carole Lake called a couple days ago to see if I'd help
pilot her canvas piece, "Once in Royal David's City" - it's gorgeous and
full of glitzy threads, like most of Carole's pieces.
I've got all the supplies for Genny Morrow's "Metamorphosis" and want to
get to that soon too. Needless to say the house is full of painted
canvasses that are all calling my name.
Love love love canvas!
Judy
Mary Smith
Jco55Ly wrote:
>
> I see a lot of stuff on cross stitch but not much on canvas work. Am I
> alone or are there others out there. I am particularly fond of the
> geometrics like Susan Portra and Jean Hilton. I am almost done with the
canvases and threads (wools, cotton, silks, metallics etc.) and number
of stitches I can use to make a piece "mine". I have stitched a Susan
Porta design but my favorite designer is Joan Thomasson. happy :)
stitching. Mary =^..^=
Robert Tusler
There are lots of us out here, and most of us have names, too. I am
moving from charts by people like Beth Russell and Mary Norden towards
doing my own designs, with a bit of stitchery on them. I just completed
a knot garden with a lot of tweeded colours and plan to start another one
when I have made some progress with the Beth Russell rug I am working on.
Robert Tusler, Surrey, England
rtu...@cix.compulink.co.uk
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Robert_Tusler
AnyaFire
I'm very much out there, or so I'm told ;-).
Needlepoint is my first love, although it's been a good long time since I
was able to do any serious work on it -- a delayed bout with college and
graduate school took a certain amount of priority <g>. Now that I'm able
to get back to it again, I'm in the middle of an Erica Wilson in wools, a
DMC floral (in DMC floss, what else?) and a bargello sampler. I probably
like EW's designs best, but I keep looking for new faces. (Lula, I'm on
the trail of Wooly Dreams!)
I came to XS late in the game and really didn't intend to pursue it,
despite the abundance of gorgeous designs that seem to only come in XS.
_However_, since hooking up with the citizens of rctn, I find that my
cross-stitch UFOs and USOs have mushroomed madly, and I'm faced with the
delightful dilemma of choosing which one to work on today!
Citizens of rctn, you are all _baaaad_ influences. And I thank you all
from the bottom of my heart!
9/21/96
Ann-Marie
-*- -*- -*- -*- -*- -*- -*-
"I have been wrong before, and I will be wrong again.
Infallibility would be boring."
Kristin Scott
Oh, we're here all right!! Many of "us" do multiple forms of
needlework. I'm a mucho Jean hilton fan; her new and unusual types of
stitches are fun to work on canvas. And I recently purchased two charts
for Catherine Coleman needlepoint eggs. If you haven't seen these,
check them out! A fellow NP'er (Hi Gail!!) introduced me to them and
they are beautiful! And they don't need expensive framing either.
They're ion the unstarted pile {sigh} until after the thesis is done.
So post away! You may have to look carefully, but here have been good
discussions with Robert, Melinda, Lula, and others I'm forgetting to
mention, on techniques, how to design, how to block, color choices,
and types of wool/threads to use.
-Kristin
Anne Christopherson
anya...@aol.com (AnyaFire) wrote:
>9/21/96
We're out here - believe me, we are definitely out here. I too am
fond of both Portra and Hilton patterns and have been really fortunate
to have been able to take classes from both of them. I also teach NP.
Anne Christopherson
Stacey Jonasen
Jco55Ly wrote:
<snip>
> I am particularly fond of the geometrics like Susan Portra and Jean
> Hilton. I am almost done with the Spirit of the Southwest and have
> done Chapter patches too.
I am also a canvas person. I tried XS once and it really is not my cup of
tea. I am also fond of Jean Hilton patterns. I am finishing up "Jean's
Jewel", the diamond shaped one. Once I get my information together, I plan
to post some tips on completing the design. (I hate seeing white canvas
after stitches are completed, etc.)
I recently bought Hilton's "Gleneagle" and "French Riviera" out of fear my
local store would be closing. With the exception of "Gleneagle", Hilton's
color choices are, well, *different*. Has anyone taken on "French Riviera"
with alternate color choices?
Needlpnter
In article <51vst7$8...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, jco...@aol.com (Jco55Ly)
writes:
>I see a lot of stuff on cross stitch but not much on canvas work. Am I
>alone or are there others out there. I am particularly fond of the
>geometrics like Susan Portra and Jean Hilton. I am almost done with the
>Spirit of the Southwest and have done Chapter patches too.
>
>
No, you are not alone. There are quite a few of us canvasworkers out here.
MOst of us just don't seem to post that much.....
I, too, enjoy Susan Portra and Jean Hilton pieces and have had the good
fortune to take classes with both designers. But then, I also really like
painted canvases and I just must have it (charted or painted) if it's a
Christmas piece! ;-)
Happy stitching,
Jo
Needl...@aol.com
Lula
There must be a great many of us needlepointers out there unless I'm
painting hundreds of canvases for one person!!
Happy Stitching---Lula from Wooly Dreams Design
INJIA
Yes, add my name to the list! My first love is needlepoint and I have
jillions of UFO's and USO's --they are threatening to take up the whole
apartment. And now thanks to rctn I'm getting inspired to start
x-stitch--some of the designs are so pretty. I think Needlepoint will
always be my first love but I'm really psyched about x-stitch right now.
I'm so glad needlepointers are beginning to join in. It's goiong to make
rctn even better!
in...@aol.com
Wig & Judy Graves
Not only do I love canvas, I especially love congress cloth. I'm always
finding cross-stitch designs that I would like if they were quite a bit
smaller (I have 3 Christmas trees to fill at last count) and I don't
have the eye strength to stitch over one linen thread. My solution? I
use congress cloth - it's appx. 23-24 per inch and it's fairly easy to
finish with.
My latest "easy" canvas project are all those wonderful Curtis
Boehringer collections (the snowmen, the barefoot angels, the flowers,
and the Santas) on Congress. Anyone else collecting and/or stitching
these? At the rate he adds to them, I'll never finish. And now there's
a series for Noah's Ark...
Judy
Elizabeth Bowling
jco...@aol.com (Jco55Ly) wrote:
>I see a lot of stuff on cross stitch but not much on canvas work. Am I
>alone or are there others out there. I am particularly fond of the
>geometrics like Susan Portra and Jean Hilton. I am almost done with the
>Spirit of the Southwest and have done Chapter patches too.
Hi there!
Yes we are out there! I am a big fan of Jean Hilton's. Two of the
pieces accomplished have won ribbons. Nice to know that there are
some of us out there!!
Barb
(using E. Bowling's computer!!!!)
--
Liz Bowling San Jose, CA
b-...@ix.netcom.com
Sara Reese
>We're out here - believe me, we are definitely out here. I too am
>fond of both Portra and Hilton patterns and have been really fortunate
>to have been able to take classes from both of them. I also teach NP.
>
>Anne Christopherson
>
Mineri and Catherine Coleman but I have trouble finding designs by any of
them. Does anyone know of a catalog of designs by these people?
--
Sara Reese
sre...@usa.pipeline.com
Nann Blaine Hilyard
I've been a needlepointer, off and on, for 23 years (I
just figured it out....gee, am I that old?). I have four
boxes filled with Paternayan, about a third of which
goes back to the old numbering system, and another
box filled with canvas. I like canvas-work because of
the "geometricity" of the stitches (which is probably
why I also like quilting). The newer x-stich patterns are
too often cloyingly cute.
My all-time favorite needlepoint designer is Maggie Lane,
though just yesterday I began a design from Nikki Scheuer's
bargello book (c1974).
Nann
at the library in Fargo
Patricia Timpanaro
In article <51vst7$8...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, Jco55Ly <jco...@aol.com> wrote:
>I see a lot of stuff on cross stitch but not much on canvas work. Am I
>alone or are there others out there. I am particularly fond of the
>geometrics like Susan Portra and Jean Hilton. I am almost done with the
>Spirit of the Southwest and have done Chapter patches too.
No, you're not alone -- there are just a lot more cross stitchers. Just
ask any needlework shop what they sell more of and you'll see why cross
stitch seems to dominate the discussions here.
There are other designers of geometrics -- Sue Reed, Tony Minieri, and
I all have commercial designs for geometrics on canvas. I know there
are others, but I'm drawing a blank on names right now.
Pat Timpanaro
Neon Flamingo Designs
neon...@crl.com
Melissa A. Miles
Jco55Ly (jco...@aol.com) wrote:
: I see a lot of stuff on cross stitch but not much on canvas work. Am I
: alone or are there others out there. I am particularly fond of the
: geometrics like Susan Portra and Jean Hilton. I am almost done with the
: Spirit of the Southwest and have done Chapter patches too.
Needlepoint and crewel are my first loves--my very first np piece was a
geometric sampler. Susan Portra is fabulous! Remember the late lamented
Needlepoint Plus? How about The Open Canvas, by Carolyn Ambuter?
Yummy...
Presently I'm working a modified version of something from the Ehrman np
book, and after that will be starting Eliz. Bradley's Spring. (This in
the midst of crocheting and xst for Christmas; oh, well...) What are the
other np'ers up to?
Mary Smith
Ambuter is excellent. A new book out is Stitching for Effect. It is one
of the best I have seen. Beginning needlepoint books often can be found
in libraries for those without a close shop or don't want to spend money
on a book right away. The choices of hand painted canvases are great but
expensive (a good painted canvas is wroth the money). My favorite
designer is Joan Thommason. Needlpoint can give you so many choices of
designs, threads (wools, cottons, silks, metallics, blends etc. etc.).
Adding a great variety of stitches to do on canvas a canvas can be an
individual work of art. My wish list of projects to stitch is getting
larger everyday. I plan to "take it all with me!". happy stitching :)
Mary
Sharon G Company
Ditto to that Lula. Did more than 3000 handpainted needlepoint bra canvases go to one
person????
I meet many students who inform me they read my posts but are happy lurking. Well,
unlurk yourselves...maybe you are saving your typing fingers for stitching????
I remember the first time I posted. I was scared and deleted the post for several days.
The first time I actually pushed the send button, I hyperventilated. And any of you who
have met me know I do not hyperventilate easy.
In a few weeks I am doing a marathon TNNA board meeting in Ohio,a few days later flying
out to Santa Barbara to teach for one day, a few days after that going to Houston to
teach, a few days later a trade show in Baltimore and Another Board meeting then a few
days later jetting off to Barrington Il to teach for a day....all from my 1 gate airport
in the mountains of PA. Guaranteed....I will meet at least a dozen lurkers in my travels
who do not post, if my past experience hold true.
So ladies and gentlemen, press that send button and join in. You are out there and Lula
and I are lonely. Brag about your projects, ask questions, or try to challenge us to
name that stitch. (I will loose on that one...never did get hung up on naming
stitches...if it really bothers me, I look it up.)
Next time I check in I want to see some postings. http://www.canvasthepoint.com has a
chat room with a lot of people posting there that do not post here.
Sharon G
Martha Beth Lewis
What has happened with Phyllis Gillmore and the needlepoint FAQ?
Martha Beth
Patricia Timpanaro
In article <32456F...@pacbell.net>,
Stacey Jonasen <esse...@pacbell.net> wrote:
>I recently bought Hilton's "Gleneagle" and "French Riviera" out of fear my
>local store would be closing. With the exception of "Gleneagle", Hilton's
>color choices are, well, *different*. Has anyone taken on "French Riviera"
>with alternate color choices?
I'm not sure which one is "French Riviera," but based on your
characterization of the color scheme, I'm guessing it's the one that
uses Sunset Watercolours and mint green Rachel for the Fleur de Lis in
the middle. I've done three of Jean's French series (Not, Curve, and
can't remember the name). I used Flame Watercolours for French Not,
with the other threads in black and white, with silver metallics. I
think it looks great. I used Black Cherry Watercolours for French Curve
with burgundy, black, and silver -- it looks good, but not as striking as
French Not. I've done other of Jean's designs, almost always choosing
my own colors. Pick a Watercolours that you like, find a Rachel that
looks good (this has the most limited color range of the required
threads), and have fun picking the other threads.
Lula
<sha...@epix.net> Sharon G wrote:
> Ditto to that Lula. Did more than 3000 handpainted needlepoint bra canvases go to one
> person????
Sharon--
Either that world famous bra collector Imelda Marcos has taken up
needlepointing bras or there are a few thousand other needlepoint
lurkers out there!!
As I stated--there must be a lot more needlepointers out there than we
know who are--- busy needlepointing.
If not--then you and I are sharing 3, 4? needlepoint fans? <BG>
Patricia Timpanaro
In article <525mje$p...@news2.h1.usa.pipeline.com>,
Sara Reese <sre...@usa.pipeline.com> wrote:
>Here's another fan of Portra and Hilton. I also like Ruth Ditz, Anthony
>Mineri and Catherine Coleman but I have trouble finding designs by any of
>them. Does anyone know of a catalog of designs by these people?
Tony Minieri is a good friend of mine -- his designs are distributed by
a few sources, all of which only sell wholesale to shops. Your best
bet is to ask your local shop owner to keep her/his eyes open for the
designers you like.
Bonnie Keating
Another needlepointer here - I do post occasionally, but not often. I
recently finished up a Damarj fisherman nutcracker and I posted my State
Fair results for it. Next in my stack is Sharon G's dough table, a
Christmas stocking by Liz (no its not for this Christmas) and a garden
gazebo filled with silk ribbon flowers and vines by Catherine Coleman.
Other favorite designers include Susan Portra (who helped with the fisherman
nutcracker) and Lynne Tomlinson.
I just recently finished a huge bulletin board covered with muslin in my
office/sewing room. Now I can have all of my painted canvases pinned to it
that I haven't started and I can enjoy them while they wait to get to the
top of my stack. And I can spend some time thinking about what I want to do
with them. Its great.
Bonnie
INJIA
Wow!! I just figured out who Sharon is! I am a recent, but complete
addict--one of my first pieces was one of Sharon's hatpins. Now its
framed and looks great. I have a pen, to do and would actually like to do
a collection of the pens. Keep on designing and painting!
in...@aol.com
Carol C Denehy
I'm an avid needlepointer too, but have numerous health problems
which limit both stitching time and on-line time (and besides
it's spring here (Canberra, AUstralia) and all I want to do is
dig). I am working on 2 projects: a self-designed-as-I-go
geometric of interlocking rectangles in shades of pink and
blue (simply because I had a lot fo pink and blue wool) that
will cover a brick for a doorstop; and a hand-painted canvas I
bought in the Lake District of England in 1985 (blush at the
time lag) which is a landscape and the yarn colours are all
in a brand that no longer exists.
I would like to try some of the hints posted about charts to
see if I can ever do a chart again. My eyes are really bad and
the last attempt was very depressing. Either that or paint my
own canvas from the dozens of books of patterns I have. And the
really beautiful kits with painted canvas are around the $100
mark here.
I have covered 4 dining room chairs and a footstool (with
a backup in hand when the cats destroy the current cover)
and many cushions most of which I have given away.
I will be in the US in Nov. and hope to hit as many needlework
shops as my purse allows me to and hope to find some of the
wonders you have told about.
Carol Denehy
RowanS
I switch-stitch from needlepoint to cross stitch and back again. My last
needlepoint was a 22" diameter pillow of the Lindesfarne Horses, a Celtic
knotwork design by Gay Huntley in California. Right now I'm working on
counted cross stitch mini-samplers. My next project will be a needlepoint
again, but I _do_ prefer painted canvas when I do needlepoint.
Sharon R.
Tucson, AZ
Jo Hepner
I've been needlepointing some chair seats that my mom and I have designed.
We don't buy kits or premade canvases (sorry <BG>). We graph it out on
graph paper and spend about 2 hours picking the skeins of wool.
This has given my a break from my xs.
Starting on Oct. 7, I'll be taking a class on Hardanger. I want to be a
well-rounded individual (not that I'm not already -- :-)).
--
Jo Hepner
MShultz111
>I see a lot of stuff on cross stitch but not much on canvas work. Am I
>alone or are there others out there. I am particularly fond of the
>geometrics like Susan Portra and Jean Hilton. I am almost done with the
>Spirit of the Southwest and have done Chapter patches too.
>
>
I have just recently found the beautiful designs of Portra & Hilton, but
not locally. It took a trip to Oklahoma City for me to see how neat
needlepoint can be. I love working with all of the different fibers! Do
you know of a good mail order source for these geometric designers? I
have Nordic Needles catalog, but it is limited in the number of pictures
that it shows.
Thanks!
Tracey S.
09/26/96
RowanS
>I would like to try some of the hints posted about charts to
>see if I can ever do a chart again. My eyes are really bad and
>the last attempt was very depressing.
The easiest way is to take the chart to your local copy center and have it
enlarged. Then it's easier to see the stitch symbols/colors. I also
highlight the chart as I stitch. That way I know what's been stitched and
what hasn't.
Hope this helps.
Sharon R.
Dreamwords
My cross stitch UFOs will probably stay like that for a long time, if not
forever. I love the challenge of needlepoint - with so many different
stitches. Right now, I'm doing a large design that is entirely in
continental or basketweave stitches. That is boring me, like cross stitch
does.
I just finished a Joan Thommason angel ornament for a shop owner. It was
so much fun to stitch with the variety of stitches. It was very hard to
let it go when it came time to mail it to her. My needlework shop is
having an all-night stitch-in (movies, potluck, shopping and stitching -
what fun!) this Saturday, so maybe I'll just have to buy another angel
ornament for *me*.
Lori Seaborg
Florida Stitcher
dcr...@pacific.net
In <521hjq$d...@lynx.unm.edu>, ksc...@chtm.unm.edu (Kristin Scott) writes:
>
>Oh, we're here all right!!... Many of "us" do multiple forms of
>needlework. >
>
> -Kristin
Yep! Me too!! I'm working on a patron saint (Jude) wallhanging for my
favorite aunt that is cloth applique with inset needlepoint of the face and
hands. I just finished over-dying a chunk of fabric yesterday, so I can
work the shadows and folds of the robe. This is the first time I've ever
tried combining needlepoint with applique, and I'm really pleased with
the way it looks.
-- Dian
Rosenhol
I'm another needlepointer who is just now trying her very 1st xstitch.
Our only
craft store locally is an expensive needlepoint store. After getting me
hooked on
stitching picture frames, the owner has changed the theme of the store,
and hasn't
bought any new needlepoint canvases. Where in the Long Island or New York
City
area can I get needlepoint frame canvases? Or where on the web? Any
suggestions will be appreciated. You can email me directly at
rose...@aol.com.
Thanks. Liz Rosenberg
LT Silverman
I too do all types of handcrafts. As of now I'm doing holiday
gifts--sweaters-- for my daughters.
When I needlepoint I design my own. Either I graph it on paper or use my
computer to draw the image, enlarge it to the size I want, print it out,
and then trace on canvas with needlework markers.
Needlepoint is my second favorite (after knitting) and then x-stitch. I
love the look of crewel, but only tolerate doing it. I love to needle
point on canvas--giving similar effect as crewel.
LOIS
Stephanie Peters
Like Sharon I switch, from needlepoint to cross stitch to tatting to
bobbin lacemaking to Hardanger and so on. Basically I have to try them
all.
I just finished my first needlepoint piece with Rainbow Gallery threads.
I love the look of these geometric pieces, but they were almost unknown
in Britain, although they are beginning to get here, I know four places
that do them now. Lots more needlepoint in my USO pile.
I would like to read about experiences of specific projects. I will
start it off by posting a separate message about my piece, please join
in. Would especially like to hear from anyone who has done Spirit of
the Southwest by Susan Portra, or Flight of Fancy.
Steph Peters
bj...@cityscape.co.uk
Manchester, England
#cyclist on #stitch
Jeannie Williams
DC>From: dcr...@pacific.net
DC>Subject: Re: needlepointers - are you out there
Hi Dian and all needlepointers,
Seems like there are quite a few of us who do a lot of different kinds
of needlework. For me it just seems natural--if it's needlework, I love
it!
My daughter, Tristin, who mostly lurks here due to a *very* active and
precocious 10 month old is the Education Coordinator and I am the
Membership person on our board of ANG. Neither one of us has been doing
needlepoint very long, but find it very enjoyable. We just spent
Mon-Thurs of last week on a needlepoint retreat and had lots of fun.
All we did was eat and stitch! Each person was only responsible for one
meal while we were there. It was great for us to get to see all the
other things the other gals were stitching and to learn from them.
TTYL Jeannie
* OLX 2.1 TD * Forbidden fruit is responsible for many a bad jam.
BtoThe3rd
I have done Spirit of the Southwest. Was alot of
fun but poking a knitting needle through the canvas
was almost as scary as cutting in hardanger for the
first time! Have fun.
Barbara
Baltimore, MD
candace
Hi,
I've done Spirit of Southwest. It is an amazing piece. SP's directions
are a bit difficult to follow in places, but a cyberfriend (Hi Barbara
Joyce!) helped me thru.
I strongly recommend that you spend the extra money for the close-up
photos. They are a big help -- esp. with the string art.
BTW: I have read in rctn that some people stitch this piece without the
string art. IMHO, the string art really makes the piece. Don't leave it
out.
Oh, I did it in seashells. Has anyone ever picked his or her own colors
for this piece?
Candace
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CLueck413
I, too, do all sorts of needlework, but I love to needlepoint. However,
noone has mentioned my favorite designer. She is Margery Williams. No
painted canvas here. Her pieces are Victorian Ornaments,Beaded Purses and
the like. They combine layers of stitches with beautiful bead work. I
have thus far finished two of her pieces both ornaments: Chanderlier is a
triangular ornament. I did it on a forest green canvas. It has a gold
bargello pattern on it with beads and beadweaving. Beaded fringe hangs
from the bottom and there is a beautiful piece to use as its hanger. The
other is called Judy. It is a marquis shaped ornament. It uses neon
rays, a braid and beads for a wonderful design. It also has a beaded
fringe. I just love these.
In the works I have Nancy and Jerry which is the only band sampler she
has designed and is named after the owners of my local shop who are both
wonderful. Nancy and Jerry also combine beautiful stitches with beads.
the bands that were used correlated to the letters in Nancy's and Jerry's
name. Ex. N is the first band and it's the Norwich stitch. This piece
is very soft and when finished will go in my daughter's room
The other piece in the works is my personal favorite. It is a loose
copy of an antique purse , full size. In it you use an overdye, I chose
silk waterlilies, and a metalic or two for the purse on top of which beads
are placed and than beadweaving is done twice of course so you can make an
entire purse.
If you have not checked out her designs i wish you would they are
wonderful. besides Margery herself is a dear.
Celeste
Gail Matthews
Another sometime-needlepointer here - I prefer projects with many types of
stitches to those with only cross-stitch, or only tent stitch. I greatly
admire anyone with the stamina to do some of these large cross-stitch projects,
however gorgeous they are (and they ARE!), these are just not for me.
I'm currently working on Jean Hilton's Utopia. After pulling all the fibers,
I decided I really disliked most of her colors, and am choosing my own on
a pick 'em as I go basis (as I complete a section and need additional fibers,
I select other colors/fibers as needed). I may well end up with more than
the 20 fibers specified in the instructions. Anyone else working on Utopia?
-- gail
John Halleck
Robert Tusler (rtu...@cix.compulink.co.uk) wrote:
: There are lots of us out here, and most of us have names, too. I am
Me too...
: moving from charts by people like Beth Russell and Mary Norden towards
: doing my own designs, with a bit of stitchery on them. I just completed
: a knot garden with a lot of tweeded colours and plan to start another one
: when I have made some progress with the Beth Russell rug I am working on.
I do my own stuff... Usually simple geometry...
:
: Robert Tusler, Surrey, England
: rtu...@cix.compulink.co.uk
: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Robert_Tusler
Gail Matthews
In article p...@news2.h1.usa.pipeline.com, sre...@usa.pipeline.com(Sara Reese) writes:
> Here's another fan of Portra and Hilton. I also like Ruth Ditz, Anthony
> Mineri and Catherine Coleman but I have trouble finding designs by any of
> them. Does anyone know of a catalog of designs by these people?
Rainbow Gallery publishes leaflets with their designs. My local shop
has many of them.
-- g
Karen E Dudzinski
BtoThe3rd (btot...@aol.com) wrote:
: I have done Spirit of the Southwest. Was alot of
: was almost as scary as cutting in hardanger for the
: first time! Have fun.
I know exactly what you mean, I started off with a dart tip instead of
knitting needle because of the fineness of the tip. Only have two
octagons and the border left to do....I'm doing the burgundy/champagne
version, any suggestions for mats and framing?
Karen
Anne Westbrook-Case
I too love to do needlework. I almost never do cross-stitch because I
don't like reading graphs. I much prefer to do counted thread work either
on canvas or linen, hardanger, pulled/drawn thread, blackwork etc. These
all make more "sense" to me plus I like the challenge of the stitches and
fibers. Some of my favorite designers include Eileen Bennett, Joyce
Lukomski, Susan Portra, Jean Hilton and Catherine Coleman just to name a
few. I'm a member of both the ANG and EGA. The ANG chapter I belong to
also does mostly needlework. They're a wonderful group of very talented
and experienced stitchers including many national teachers. I've done
several correspondence courses with the ANG and have been a model
stitcher for both the correspondence courses and the program project
book. I also stitched a Christmas stocking for the White House tree last
year through ANG. That was alot of fun. The people in the EGA group to
which I belong are mostly cross-stitchers but I've introduced them to the
wonderful world of fibers and who knows ... So I too would love to see
more posts about needlework and more stores ;-).
Anne
Robert Tusler
Nahaj wrote
> I do my own stuff... Usually simple geometry...
It's certainly his own. Simple geometry means three dimensional shapes
with lighting and shad.
Robert
Rick & Barb Wilson
ksc...@chtm.unm.edu (Kristin Scott) wrote:
>Oh, we're here all right!! Many of "us" do multiple forms of
>needlework. I'm a mucho Jean hilton fan; her new and unusual types of
>stitches are fun to work on canvas. And I recently purchased two charts
>for Catherine Coleman needlepoint eggs. If you haven't seen these,
>check them out! A fellow NP'er (Hi Gail!!) introduced me to them and
>they are beautiful! And they don't need expensive framing either.
>They're ion the unstarted pile {sigh} until after the thesis is done.
>So post away! You may have to look carefully, but here have been good
>discussions with Robert, Melinda, Lula, and others I'm forgetting to
>mention, on techniques, how to design, how to block, color choices,
>and types of wool/threads to use.
> -Kristin
>Jco55Ly (jco...@aol.com) wrote:
>: I see a lot of stuff on cross stitch but not much on canvas work. Am I
>: alone or are there others out there. I am particularly fond of the
>: geometrics like Susan Portra and Jean Hilton. I am almost done with the
>: Spirit of the Southwest and have done Chapter patches too.
I am with you on this! I, too stitch a lot of canvas - Lynne
Tomlinson, Susan Portra (with the soon to be released Journey and I am
anxiously waiting!!), Jean Hilton (with you on this one Kristen -
another mucho fan!!!), and I have a new one on order called Silken
Symmetry, and also Pat T. from Neon Flamingo.
Barb
Rick & Barb Wilson
ga...@tachyon.west.sun.com (Gail Matthews) wrote:
>-- gail
Hi Gail
Sounds like it should be an interesting colour combination. I have
not worked on Utopia personally, but have done Dowagaic (which I
followed her colours - teals, fuschia, purples and mounted in a tray
took a first at a recent competition) and if you really want to go
wild - do Puzzle. This will really get your feet wet in the colour
changing and fibre changing mode!! I got a very informative letter
from Jean H. herself commenting on the superb job I did on Puzzle (it
was framed and took a third place) at the same competition.
Barb
Rick & Barb Wilson
candace <cb...@vicon.net> wrote:
>Hi,
>Candace
>cb...@vicon.net
>******************************************************************
I didn't, but I know someone who has done it with their own and it
turned out absolutely gorgeous and she even doubled the size!!! In
pinks & greens on pink canvas. I, for one used the dusk palette for
that, I have followed up with Odyssey in pinks & blues, Adventure in
greens and fuschias and anxiously awaiting the arrival of Journey!!!
Barb
Kate Fuller
PPPwi...@cuugnet.cuug.ab.ca (Rick & Barb Wilson) writes:
> ksc...@chtm.unm.edu (Kristin Scott) wrote:
>
>
> >Oh, we're here all right!! Many of "us" do multiple forms of
> >needlework. I'm a mucho Jean hilton fan; her new and unusual types of
> >stitches are fun to work on canvas. And I recently purchased two charts
> >for Catherine Coleman needlepoint eggs. If you haven't seen these,
> >check them out! A fellow NP'er (Hi Gail!!) introduced me to them and
> >they are beautiful! And they don't need expensive framing either.
> >They're ion the unstarted pile {sigh} until after the thesis is done.
>
>
When you say needlepoint, do you mean doing all the different
bargello stitches, or stitching a design in continental or basketweave,
or both? While on vacation this summer, I found some luscious yarn
at a fiber arts place on Washington Island WI. Had to have it even
though I had no specific plans for it. Once home, I designed a
geometric basketweave pattern that I am doing in a basketweave
stitch. It has to be one of the best things I've ever done! (IMHO)
Can't wait til it's finished.
Kate in KY
Lula
Kate Fuller wrote:
> When you say needlepoint, do you mean doing all the different
> bargello stitches, or stitching a design in continental or basketweave,
> or both? While on vacation this summer, I found some luscious yarn
> at a fiber arts place on Washington Island WI. Had to have it even
> though I had no specific plans for it. Once home, I designed a
> geometric basketweave pattern that I am doing in a basketweave
> stitch. It has to be one of the best things I've ever done! (IMHO)
> Can't wait til it's finished.
Hi Kate--
Needlepoint is stitching on canvas. Doesn't matter what kind of stitches
or fibers you use.
If you stitch on canvas meshes, you are considered a needlepointer.
As you have found, needlepoint can be very creative in the simplest
continental stitch with the choice of colors and fibers creating the
design.
I myself use the continental stitch and specialty fibers to stitch many
of my models because it shows up the needlepoint design so well, but
have seen my designs done in specialty stitches look equally as good.
I'm always amazed at how clever other needlepointers are coming up with
new ideas to stitch and finish the needlepoint canvases. Makes the
needlepoint so unique and personal to the stitcher.
Congratulations on designing an original needlepoint art piece.
Happy Stitching---Lula from Wooly Dreams Design
Patricia Timpanaro
candace <cb...@vicon.net> wrote:
>I've done Spirit of Southwest. It is an amazing piece. SP's directions
>Oh, I did it in seashells. Has anyone ever picked his or her own colors
>for this piece?
My ANG Chapter did Spirit as a group project a few years ago -- another
person and I picked our own colors -- and the other person actually
finished hers! I started with Prairie Fire and Cameo Waterlilies
instead of the overdyed flosses and went from there with rusts,
peaches, and taupes. Susan called hers "Spirit of the Forest" as her
colors were olive green with brown accents.
Pat Timpanaro
Neon Flamingo Designs
neon...@crl.com
DCrane4783
In article <32560D...@earthlink.net>, Lula <wooly...@earthlink.net>
writes:
>Needlepoint is stitching on canvas. Doesn't matter what kind of stitches
>or fibers you use.
So, does this mean Congress Cloth isn't really "cloth" in the sense that
linen is "cloth," or that when you stitch on Congress Cloth you are really
doing embroidery? I'm not trying to be obtuse (or smart a**ed) but
sometimes I have difficulty defining what I'm doing.
An example would be, I'm thinking of doing one of Pat's patterns on 18
count devos; clearly that's cloth. Does that mean I'm no longer doing
needlepoint but have slid over into embroidery by changing the material
I'm doing the work on?
Many needlepoint stitches are described in embroidery books as well as
needlepoint books. Sometimes the sequence, or which hole to come up and
go down in, is different depending on whether it's a needlepoint book or
an embroidery book. I'm not sure if that's because they are written by
different people or if the stitches really need to be layed differently.
That's one of the reasons I love patterns with clear stitch diagrams, for
all the stitches, whether it's one of Pat's needlepoint designs or a
JustNan Embroidery Sampler.
Last week I went to my local ANG meeting. Thanks for the info on my local
group, Pat! The last meeting they'd had a demonstration of Blackwork and
that meeting the demonstration was hardanger! Clearly subjects I consider
to fall into the embroidery catagory. Boy, I was confused!
I tend to call what I do "my needlework." If someone wants me to be more
specific, (some do, some don't, depending I think, on their interest and
knowledge level) then I'll tell them, usually in more detail than they
probably wanted to know.
Happy Stitching!
Margaret
October 7, 1996
********************************************************************
Margaret E. Travis
dcran...@aol.com
mtr...@ezinet.net
Lula
Hello Margaret--
Congress cloth is stiffer than regular cloth--sort of in between canvas
and cloth--has well defined holes or "mesh".
It's not really canvas but an even weave cloth with 22 - 24 holes to the
inch--because of it's stiffness--a stitcher can "needlepoint" on this
cloth with floss or silk---for example doing a tent stitch.
Many of the specialty stitches used on linen are "needlepoint" stitches
and in reverse there are the openwork stitches and specialty stitches
used in the geometric counted needlepoint designs on "fabric".
Goes to show how many ways a stitcher can embellish fabric or canvas
with the same stitches.
Many old samplers often have areas stitched in a tent stitch for a
background filler even though the needlework sampler is stitched on
linen fabric.
Because of the holes/mesh set up of the linen fabric--many "needlepoint"
stitches can be worked on linen fabric.
What we call needlepoint today is generally defined as working on
regular needlepoint canvas and congress cloth straddles the line but
leans towards the "needlepoint" side in the way it's often used. Some
designers do painted designs on congress cloth for the needlepoint
market.
A simple explanation---needlepoint is usually worked on canvas and
embroidery is the umbrella that covers all other needlework
techniques--each in their own group but generally worked on softer
"fabrics" than canvas.
Basically--it's hard to define needlepoint and embroidery clearly
because so many techniques overlap--and can be used interchangably.
As you noted--each author in stitch books have their own way of showing
stitch techniques--but you noticed the basic similarities of the
stitches.
Since I do more needlepoint than other needlework stitching-- my
explanation reflects my needlepoint background.
Lula from Wooly Dreams Design
DANCINGNDL
In article <325A28...@earthlink.net>, Lula <wooly...@earthlink.net>
writes:
>A simple explanation---needlepoint is usually worked on canvas and
>embroidery is the umbrella that covers all other needlework
>techniques--each in their own group but generally worked on softer
>"fabrics" than canvas.
>Basically--it's hard to define needlepoint and embroidery clearly
>because so many techniques overlap--and can be used interchangably.
>
>
I think I'd have to twist this around a little -
I like the umbrella analogy - but I think that needlepoint would come
under that umbrella as well. It's all embroidery.... To me - needlepoint
is worked on canvas. That's pretty simple enough. To me what you call
everything else is the tricky part. I would think that counted cross
stitch and other counted techniques could be classified as counted thread
embroidery. Raised Work/Stumpwork, SRE, Brazillian and some other stuff
would be surface embroidery. There are also forms of cutwork and pulled
thread that are not counted, but would they be considered surface work or
another sub category?
So here's the catch - pretty much anything that can be done of fabric can
be done on canvas and vice versa. You can do counted cross stitch on
canvas if you want - and fabric can be painted - altho we tend to paint
the part that won't be stitched - but then I've seen that done on canvas
too.
Congress cloth???? Well a needlepointer may not consider it "canvas" -
but I think most counted thread folks would. Here's another one for ya -
plastic canvas - (hee hee). Is that needlepoint? (I used to like to
tease some of the needlepointers that belonged to both EGA and ANG that I
was going to show up at an ANG meeting with a plastic canvas Barbie
project and sit with them! The response was usually a horrified look
followed quickly by "Don't you dare!")
Lori Bell - Dancing Needle Designs
danci...@aol.com
KPaules531
In article <53grai$q...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, danci...@aol.com
(DANCINGNDL) writes:
>(I used to like to tease some of the needlepointers that belonged to both
EGA and >ANG that I was going to show up at an ANG meeting with a plastic
canvas Barbie
>project and sit with them! The response was usually a horrified look
followed >quickly by "Don't you dare!")
>
>
>
>Lori Bell - Dancing Needle Designs
>danci...@aol.com
I like your warped sense of humor!! Sounds like something I would do.
BTW, I started a second nametag. This time Silk'n Colors "Autumn
Twilight" on 36 count vintage (I think, it was a remnant). It's going to
be gorgeous!! But how could it not be?
"Life is a play. Tis not it's length but it's performance that counts."
Seneca
JoAnn
Wig & Judy Graves
DANCINGNDL wrote:
>
(I used to like to
> tease some of the needlepointers that belonged to both EGA and ANG that I
> was going to show up at an ANG meeting with a plastic canvas Barbie
> project and sit with them! The response was usually a horrified look
> followed quickly by "Don't you dare!")
>
> Lori Bell - Dancing Needle Designs
> danci...@aol.com
Oh Lori, you can sit with me! I LOVE subversion in the ranks; and if a
plastic canvas Barbie project won't provide it, one of those paint on
"cross stitch" patterns will.
Judy (who always did sit in the back of the bus)
Patricia Timpanaro
In article <53csjd$l...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>,
DCrane4783 <dcran...@aol.com> wrote:
>An example would be, I'm thinking of doing one of Pat's patterns on 18
>count devos; clearly that's cloth. Does that mean I'm no longer doing
>needlepoint but have slid over into embroidery by changing the material
>I'm doing the work on?
According to ANG, needlepoint is defined as any counted or free
stitchery worked by hand with a threaded needle on a readily countable
ground. This progressive definition encourages creativity through a
traditional and contemporary approach to needlepoint.
>Many needlepoint stitches are described in embroidery books as well as
>needlepoint books. Sometimes the sequence, or which hole to come up and
>go down in, is different depending on whether it's a needlepoint book or
>an embroidery book. I'm not sure if that's because they are written by
>different people or if the stitches really need to be layed differently.
Most likely, because they're written by different people. One exception
I can think of is that in a needlepoint book you may have to have more
thread on the back so your stitches don't fall between the canvas
threads. For example, satin stitch can be worked in two ways:
1 3 5 7 1 4 5 8
or
2 4 6 8 2 3 6 7
The first way will work on fabric or canvas, but the second could be a
problem on canvas since the short stitches on the back of the canvas
could slip out of place.
>That's one of the reasons I love patterns with clear stitch diagrams, for
>all the stitches, whether it's one of Pat's needlepoint designs or a
>JustNan Embroidery Sampler.
Thanks. But I suspect that I have numbered the same stitch in different
ways in different designs!
>Last week I went to my local ANG meeting. Thanks for the info on my local
>group, Pat! The last meeting they'd had a demonstration of Blackwork and
Glad you liked them. If you meet Sharon Buckingham (she's from
Stillwater, don't know if that's near you), say hi to her for me.
Robert Tusler
> Here's another one for ya -
> plastic canvas - (hee hee). Is that needlepoint?
Lori
It is needlepoint, but on a medium which is best suited for the trash
can before wasting time working on it. This is the voice of one with a
much loved project falling apart on plastic canvas!