The Cape Stitcher

Saturday, October 31, 2009

A "spook-tacular" finish

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Just in time for Halloween, stitching on the Point Lookout lighthouse is finished! After adding the path using DMC floss #644 in a gobelin s...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Building the lighthouse

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With the sky and water stitched, I started in on the Point Lookout lighthouse itself. I worked the tower in DMC floss #666 in a combination...
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Monday, October 26, 2009

Needle-blending a gloomy sky

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I began stitching on the Point Lookout lighthouse with the sky, which I wanted to be in keeping with a haunted lighthouse. I chose a gray-b...
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Friday, October 23, 2009

A haunted lighthouse: believe it or not!

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It has stood on the same spot for almost 180 years, but has been vacated for the last 30. Its beacon, the aid to navigation that provided t...
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Thursday, October 22, 2009

An encore performance

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The "Dreamgirls" are back--from the finisher, that is. I thought those of you who followed my progress in stitching this little H...
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

A double-photo finish!

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Both versions of the "Victoria" mini-sock design are now completed! To finish the lace cuff on the mini-sock on the left, I added ...
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Saturday, October 17, 2009

A touch of lace

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I've been a busy bee this week, working on the two versions of my "Victoria" mini-sock design. Yes, Cyn, I did go to the local...
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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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