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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Herald Angel - Part Two

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Stash raiding again!--this time for the threads to create the Herald Angel's dress.  Scouring your stash to find old threads for a ne...
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Saturday, April 26, 2014

Herald Angel - Part One

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The form of the Herald Angel has already been outlined on the canvas, so I decided to tackle the background first.  The idea of posing ...
Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Heralding a new project

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You've probably heard the phrase "passing it forward," when a person who's benefited from a good deed repays it with an...
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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Jane Seymour: Finale

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There really wasn't much left to do to finish off the Jane Seymour canvas--it was just a matter of finding the time to do it! Inste...
Sunday, April 6, 2014

Anne of Cleves: Finale

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To give Anne of Cleves a gauzy-looking veil, I used Silk Lame Braid in a T-stitch.  You may need to click to enlarge the photo to see her...
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Friday, April 4, 2014

Anne of Cleves: Back on track

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The thread snafu is over, thank goodness, and Anne of Cleves' gown is now completed.  Sometimes "reverse stitching" can be a l...
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Saturday, March 29, 2014

One step forward, two steps backward

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It wasn't bad enough that I've only been able to stitch at night, due to painting commitments.  And working under less-than-stell...
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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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