The Cape Stitcher

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Warmer now!

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Nigel's tweed jacket is all finished! I was surprised to find I'd used very little thread for the skip-tent stitches in Felicity...
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Sunday, September 25, 2011

Half a coat is better than none

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At least Nigel's left side is a lot warmer now! I started work on the body of Nigel's tweed jacket, using two shades of Felicity...
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Friday, September 23, 2011

Skipping around

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I started filling in the diamonds of the sweater, using Felicity's Garden "Sky Blue" and "Blueberry." Because Felic...
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Working from the neck down

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Work on the "Nigel" canvas began with his shirt, a tone-on-tone stripe pattern. Using three plies of DMC floss #827, I stitched r...
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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Neville's little brother

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Those of you who subscribe to Needlepoint Now magazine, and who have received your copy of the September/October 2011 issue, may have alrea...
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Tucked away for safe-keeping

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With all the surrounding foliage in place, the Port Pontchartrain lighthouse is finished. Since my last post, I worked on the wall behind th...
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Sunday, September 11, 2011

A little experimenting

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You've heard the expression, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"? When it came to stitching the sky for the Port Pontch...
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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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