The Cape Stitcher

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Border and background

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In the last few days, I played catch-up with the black matte border of Petite Very Velvet. When I felt sufficiently virtuous about the amou...
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Sunday, July 26, 2009

Slowly but surely

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After my last post, I was asked, "How do you work around the randomly placed stars when you're stitching the black border in basket...
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Friday, July 24, 2009

On the border

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As I started stitching Mindy's Country Christmas canvas, there were two things I hoped to accomplish. First, I wanted to stay as true t...
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Christmas in July

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It's just starting to feel like summer here on the Cape, but already I'm looking toward Christmas! I generally have a lot on my stit...
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Setting the traps

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The little Lobsterman nutcracker is finished, and I accomplished my goals! One of those goals, as you may recall, was to try out a thread ne...
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Sunday, July 19, 2009

Catch of the day

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Slowly but surely, I'm getting to the bottom of the Lobsterman nutcracker canvas! After finishing the stitching of his slicker with the ...
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Friday, July 17, 2009

Heading skyward

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My next decisions in stitching this little Lobsterman nutcracker were choice of thread and stitch for the sky background. Keeping in mind o...
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Anne Stradal
Massachusetts, United States
A needlepoint designer and stitch painter who strives to create a beautiful canvas on Cape Cod. A graduate of Mount Holyoke College, I hold a master's degree in journalism from Ohio University. I've been stitching for 40 years and designing needlepoint canvases for 18 years. I write the "Making It Simple" column for Needlepoint Now magazine.
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