I started stitching the Seul Choix Point lighthouse with the tower itself, basketweaving with white DMC cotton floss down past the tree line so I could work on the sky.
Once again the sky is needle-blended , but this time I was hoping to create the impression of predominantly deep blue. Starting at the top of the canvas with DMC floss #3755, I worked down just past the lowest green railing before adding lighter values of blue. The next sections, stitched over approximately six threads deep, used the following formula:
Row 1: DMC floss #3755 - 3 plies; DMC floss #3325 - 1 ply
Row 2: DMC floss #3755 - 2 plies; DMC floss #3325 - 2 plies
Row 3: DMC floss #3755 - 1 ply; DMC floss #3325 - 3 plies
Row 4: DMC floss #3325 - four plies
Row 5: DMC floss #3325 - three plies; DMC floss #3841 - 1 ply
I'll continue to work on the tower, adding the architectural details which make this lighthouse so colorful and distinctive, and then move on to the keeper's house!
3 comments:
I'm still learning from watching - the sky is beautiful. I like the way it lightens a lot at the bottom almost suddenly. I look forward to architectural details, which always make it come alive.
I have been reading your blog for some time now and want to let you know how very much I have learned from it. This is like having a teacher in my home with me. It is truly appreciated. I feel like I can tackle so many more stitchy things now.
Thank you very much,
Pamela
Tucson
Thank YOU, Pamela! It's nice to know my love for needlepoint can be contagious!
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