With so much white in the tower of the Port Pontchartrain lighthouse, I began stitching it first before attacking the sky.
The brick tower is painted white, giving it more of a stucco appearance. So for the main part of the tower, I used a Nobuko stitch worked in DMC #5 perle cotton. The windows of the lantern room, gallery around it, and shading were stitched with DMC #5 perle cotton #415. The window is a cashmere stitch using DMC floss #413.
The brick base of the tower is not painted, so I used DMC #5 perle cotton #436 in an oblong cross stitch over two threads, turning my canvas 90 degrees. For the roof, I used a full six plies of DMC floss #927 in a satin stitch so its profile would match that of the areas done in perle cotton.
Next up: stitching the sky!
4 comments:
Excellent texture, Anne. You really did a great job on this odd piece of architecture.
Such an interesting history for this lighthouse! The Nobuko stitch works very well for the stucco look and feel. 98 lighthouses is a marvelous collection. Now you need to find something very special for #100 when its time comes.
You are incredible in your ability to choose just the right stitch in just the right fiber. I need to come to MA and sit at your feet.
Edy--No need to sit at my feet! Just come to MA and we can kibitz about NP!
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