The Cape Stitcher

Monday, June 29, 2015

When one thing leads to another

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Do you ever get carried away with your stitching?  I certainly did when I started work on the nutcracker's red coat! Vineyard Silk ...
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Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Tassels and trimmings

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A lot of little details needed to be attended to before I can start work on the nutcracker's red coat.  His epaulets were worked in...
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Friday, June 19, 2015

Off the cuff

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The cuff on this stocking is about 10-1/2 inches wide and three inches deep.  The background was done with Vineyard Silk Classic Natural ...
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Saturday, June 13, 2015

Canopy completed!

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With all the stripes of Vineyard Silk Classic Holiday and Kreinik #12 tapestry braid #002 finished, I moved to the gold outside area of t...
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Monday, June 8, 2015

A splash of red

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The canopy above the nutcracker is still under construction, working this time on the red inside the scroll.  Vineyard Silk Classic Holid...
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Working on the canopy

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With the off-white scroll completed on both sides of the canopy over the nutcracker's head, I started on the stripes using Vineyard S...
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Saturday, May 30, 2015

A sea of green

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The solid dark green background behind the nutcracker is now finished on both sides, and the white scroll on the right is completed.  Rew...
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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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