The Cape Stitcher

Sunday, September 29, 2013

A new project!

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Now that the Toyland Rocking Horse canvas is finished, it's time to start something new.  This chubby-cheeked Santa designed by Amand...
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Monday, September 23, 2013

The tail end of a long-term project

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Another finish for 2013--the "Toyland Rocking Horse" canvas is completed! My favorite part of the design is the ballerina ...
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Saturday, September 21, 2013

Coming home to Mama

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Yesterday was a banner day at my house--I picked up my "Peaceable Kingdom" stand-up at my LNS!  I started stitching the canva...
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Off her rocker and then some

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Back to work on the Toyland Rocking Horse canvas!  I finally finished what seemed like an endless stretch of rocker, working it in an encr...
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Sunday, September 15, 2013

Colleen--the finale

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Little Colleen is ready for the finisher! To keep her dress from looking too sombre, I broke up the dark green expanse with a framed Sco...
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Thursday, September 12, 2013

More on Colleen

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Colleen is moving along well with the addition of an apron and a shawl. The apron was worked in white DMC #5 perle cotton and trimmed wi...
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Looking back

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Yesterday I taught a class at a meeting of the Cape Cod chapter of the American Needlepoint Guild on how to stitch skies using the techniq...
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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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