The Cape Stitcher

Friday, September 26, 2014

Skirting the issue

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Fleece Fairy now has a face--or part of one, anyway, worked in basketweave with DMC floss.  I'll add eyes and eyebrows when I've...
Monday, September 22, 2014

Fairy wings

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Fleece Fairy has wings!  Starting at the outside with Kreinik #12 tapestry braid #002, I outlined the wings in basketweave.  The inside ...
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Thursday, September 18, 2014

A fairy tale

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Here's the next canvas I plan to stitch for this year's gift-giving-- Fleece Fairy by Joan Thomasson.  It's yet another canv...
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Sunday, September 14, 2014

Sock it to me!

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One little present is finished for holiday giving--Christmas, that is, not Halloween, despite the colors! All the lettering on this soc...
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

A change of pace

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A family friend graduated last December from Oklahoma State University, so I decided to commemorate the occasion with a Christmas ornamen...
Friday, September 5, 2014

Another angel finished

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This little angel is ready to make the trip to the finisher with her friend Elizabeth! Her robe was finished in basketweave with DMC fl...
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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Making some changes

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This little angel is starting to look different from the original design.  The center panel of medallions has disappeared under antique b...
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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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