The Cape Stitcher

Sunday, May 30, 2010

A softer side of silver

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For my next set of ribbons--the horizontal ones with multi-colored squares--I decided to use a silver with a softer look than the Kreinik ho...
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Friday, May 28, 2010

Another ribbon, a different look

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Working on the two vertical "diamond" ribbons, I finished the edges and stitched the background in basketweave with white DMC flos...
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Establishing the grid

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I always like to start stitching a woven ribbons design by establishing a grid. I began with the background rectangles, using my lightest s...
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Monday, May 24, 2010

The Bling Factor

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My next project is a mini-sock for a young friend of mine. She was the recipient of the Gail Hendrix gingerbread cuckoo clock that I blog-s...
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Saturday, May 22, 2010

Mission accomplished

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Mission Santa Clara de Asis is finished! I wrapped up construction on the buildings by adding hinges to the doors and a handrail with two pl...
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Thursday, May 20, 2010

Construction progress-Part II

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I haven't had much stitching time, catching up instead with my oldest son visiting from Texas, but the buildings of the Santa Clara mis...
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Monday, May 17, 2010

Construction progress

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Busy days, busy people--but I had two hours of good stitching time in the car yesterday, driving to Boston for the graduation of our younges...
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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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