The Cape Stitcher

Saturday, January 30, 2010

All but the center!

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The lattice border is finished and the brown bands are done, too--I'm on the home stretch for the Ojo de Dios canvas! The diamond bandin...
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

A little more progress

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I'm quite proud of myself: with not too much available stitching time, I've still managed to finish three-quarters of the lattice b...
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Monday, January 25, 2010

Moving inward

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I made a little progress on the Ojo de Dios canvas over the weekend, moving inside the lattice border to give myself a little variety. I...
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Saturday, January 23, 2010

From the outside in

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I began stitching the Ojo de Dios canvas with the least inspiring part of the design: the outside border. Many years ago, when I was havi...
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

South of the border

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My next project is an adaptation to needlepoint of several design elements I came across in researching Mexican art. At this point, I'm...
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Monday, January 18, 2010

Another lighthouse finish

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With the addition of trees, bushes and grass, White River lighthouse on Lake Michigan is finished! For the trees, I was looking for a thread...
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Saturday, January 16, 2010

All but the greenery

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The White River, Michigan, lighthouse canvas is moving right along, now that I've finished the tower and keeper's house. I've ad...
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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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