The "new and improved" Nobska lighthouse is finished, with the addition of the keepers' houses and the grass.
Roof shingles were worked in tent, slanted gobelin and satin stitches with DMC floss #817 and #347 for the shadow. The windows were outlined with white DMC floss and filled in with DMC floss #414 in Scotch or cashmere stitches.
To get just the right shade for the cedar shingles on the sides of the buildings, one of the ANG Cape Cod chapter members, who lives near the lighthouse, made a "drive-by" to check it out. She reported back that a combination of two plies each of DMC floss #627 and #3782 was the closest match, so that's what you see here!
Another blend, this time of two Burmilana greens, created the grass, using a diagonal mosaic stitch. It looks like the groundskeeper did a very neat job of mowing, don't you think?
1 comment:
Another great finish on this lighthouse! Love the roof of the building and the friend who helped with the exact thread suggestion to get the walls of the building just perfect. Looking forward to the second one.
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