The Cape Stitcher

Monday, August 31, 2009

The case of the disappearing angel fish

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The good news is, the seahorse is finished! The bad news is, I've started the angel fish! When I finished stitching the seahorse, I add...
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Saturday, August 29, 2009

Making a small splash

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I should probably preface this post by explaining some of my premises behind this "Judy/Anne" collaboration. I always envisioned ...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Treading water

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As I was marking out the jacquard pattern on the canvas for the "Judy/Anne" collaboration, DH happened to walk by. He watched me ...
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Monday, August 24, 2009

Swimming with the fishes

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There's trouble brewing when two designers start to play the "what if" game! As I was stitching the background of my previous ...
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Saturday, August 22, 2009

Showtime!

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"Dreamgirls" is all stitched and ready for the finisher! I made a trip to my LNS for the remaining Kreinik #12 tapestry braid #032...
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Oops!

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Well, nuts! My cone of Kreinik metallic thread is giving up the ghost! (Pardon the pun--couldn't resist!) For those of you not familia...
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Monday, August 17, 2009

Adding the sizzle

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I've done some more basketweave on the ghosts, enough so that I treated myself to filling in the alternating colors in the jacquard patt...
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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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