Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Star/tree mini-stocking

People often ask where to start a pattern stitch on a canvas.  I'm sure the decision varies from person-to-person, but I always start where I can establish the pattern--that is, do at least 5 or so "repeats".  It's easy then to go back and fill in "the edges" (those odd areas that seem to confuse the issue).  The star on the following mini-stocking is an example of this.

Pippin Studio has some 13-mesh mini-stockings that have large blocks of colors and thus lend themselves to pattern stitches.






I have started the nobuko stitch on the star using Balger braid #16.  I wanted to start the row of stitching at the place where the right point of the star joins the top point.  I drew my needle to the right edge of that right point and that's where I started my first row of stitching.  I will go back later, turn the canvas upside down, and do the remaining stitches in the right point and the top point.






Here you can see the completed star.  I have started stitching the green background in the basketweave.  I have also started the red using the diagonal mosaic.










This is the shop model pillow back from the finisher.  Miraculously the fabric exactly matches the silk 'n ivory I used for the background.

3 comments:

  1. The green basketweave background really makes the Nobuko star pop!

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  2. Cute stocking Mary Agnes, are the red and green threads Balger Braid as well? Love the shine.

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    1. They are--I'm doing the entire stocking in Balger

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