New Stitch Monday With a Twist – Week 9

This week’s stitch went through a lot of changes.  When I started stitching the letter “I” on the Raymond Crawford “NEEDLEPOINT’ canvas the original stitch that I was going to use was a Rice stitch variation.  As I was working on it, I really didn’t like the way it looked.  I had the base 4 by 4 Cross stitch stitched using Entice 209.   Once this was completed, I realized the stitch was beginning to look like 4-way Continental Variation which is not a new stitch to me.  A funny thing is that in the end 4-Way Continental, Alicia’s Lace Variation and the stitch I finally did do, Trellis Cross, all look very similar. Luckily, I never did Trellis Cross so I did do a stitch that was new to me.

If you like open stitches leave the letter “I” as is doing Steps 1 & 2 as shown on the stitched sample and diagram.  I found it easier to complete all of the 4 by 4 Cross stitches with E209 and then went back and added the Upright cross stitches also using E209.

To complete the stitch, add the additional Upright Crosses using 4 strands of Splendor S960 as shown blue on diagram.

I hope you can add this to your new stitches for 2021.  Give it a try!

Happy Stitching – Stephanie

New Stitch Monday With a Twist – Week 8

For the letter “O” on the Raymond Crawford “NEEDLEPOINT” canvas I did another Bargello stitch, Scallops.  It was a really easy stitch to do and to compensate.  I used Splendor S1134 for the main part of the stitch shown pink on diagram and Entice E231 for the accent stitch shown yellow on diagram. If you flip this stitch it would work for clothing and drapes.

I hope you can add this to your new stitches for 2021.  Give it a try!

Happy Stitching – Stephanie

 New Stitch Monday With a Twist – Week 6

I am at the half way point on my Raymond Crawford “NEEDLEPOINT” canvas.   I have to admit this has been a fun project and is helping me keep busy during these crazy times that we are living in.  For this week’s stitch I choose the Arrowhead stitch.  It is fairly simple and easy to compensate.   I used Splendor S850 for the main part of the stitch, shown pink on diagram and Kreinik 127 (size 12), shown yellow on diagram for the accent stitches.  If your canvas is 18 count use 4 strands of Splendor & 6 strands for 13 count canvas.  You may also want to consider using size 16 for the Kreinik depending on the coverage you are looking for.   You can use the Arrowhead stitch in small or medium areas.

Hopefully you can add this to your 21 new stitches for the 2021 Challenge.  Give it a try!

Happy Stitching – Stephanie