The Cape Stitcher

Friday, October 31, 2014

Happy Halloween!

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Happy Jack and I just wanted to wish everyone a boo-tiful day!  Jack is a door hanger--the first Halloween design I created--worked in D...
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

A quick stitch

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Earlier this year, our youngest son completed his graduate studies, a not-so-easy feat since he'd been holding down a full time job w...
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Friday, October 10, 2014

Fleece Fairy finale

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A gazillion French knots later, the lamb--and Fleece Fairy --are finished!  Here are the "before" and "after" photos, s...
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014

A hairdo and a hem

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Fleece Fairy finally has hair, worked in a satin stitch with two strands of vintage DMC Medici wool.  To minimize the original flowers, ...
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Sunday, October 5, 2014

Problem solved!

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When you start stitching a painted canvas, how the piece will be finished is always foremost in your mind--it affects your choice of stit...
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Thursday, October 2, 2014

More fairy progress

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Continuing with Fleece Fairy 's clothing, I added a closure for her bolero with Kreinik #12 tapestry braid #002 in a braided knitting...
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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...
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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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