The Cape Stitcher

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Stash enhancement!

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A few days ago, I visited my LNS to buy more threads for the angel canvas.  First up:  more DMC cotton floss #304 to finish her dress. I...
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Saturday, January 26, 2013

Angel progress: flowers and fleece

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The little wooly lamb is finished!  The center  section was stitched in French knots, using two strands of white Medici.  Each knot was ti...
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Heading to the hills

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Still working from my stash, I began filling in the areas behind the angel to create a scene in the background.  The most distant hill was...
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Saturday, January 19, 2013

Seeing red

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Since my last post, I've been concentrating exclusively on stitching the angel's dress.  Using four plies of DMC cotton floss, I u...
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Saturday, January 12, 2013

Angel progress: a head-and-shoulders shot

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The angel now  has a hairdo and eyebrows, stitched with one strand of Silk & Ivory "Chocolate."  The hair was worked in a sa...
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Angel progress: hitting the ground, stitching

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Continuing to work on the background for the angel, I moved to the bottom section where the "scene" in my mind calls for some ta...
Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Happy New Year!

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Wishing you all a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year in 2013!  The first morning of the New Year dawned cold but sunny here on the Cap...
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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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