"Color Spot Sampler"

I didn't sit down and actually "design" this piece before I started stitching.  I needed stitched samples to illustrate some of the words I needed to define in my color unit.  I picked up a piece of canvas and literally started stitching!  It is a true spot sampler.  All of the threads are DMC floss, and the canvas is Zweigart Deluxe Mono in 18-count white. 

1 – Color Intensity Scale, 2 – Hues, 3 – Intensity, 4 – Neutral Colors, 5 – Optical Blending

6 – Color Temperature, 7 – Tint, 8 – Shade, 9 – Primary Colors, 10 – Secondary Colors

11 – Tertiary Colors, 12 – Simultaneous Contrast, 13 – Achromatic Colors, 14 – Electromagnetic Spectrum – Visible Color

"Latte!"

The Latte is a quiz essential Seattle drink.  When combined with the traditional Seattle-Asian-inspired cup it makes a unique piece.  Lattes are a beautiful shade of gold topped with the white crema that can be stirred together in a beautiful spiral.  I wanted to capture that spiral in the piece, as well as showing the foamy top that sparkles in the light.  Thus I chose two subtle but sparkly threads that reminded me instantly of lattes.  I then chose to harmonize with those colors by selecting other shades of brown for the border, background, and text. 

 The Asian-inspired cup is inspired by many of the pieces carried at the local grocery stores here.  They all have large Asian-food aisles as well as dishes and kitchen accessories.  The pink cherry blossoms on sage is a common theme which I felt matched the brown well.  I wanted a contrasting color that was soft, but not too stark, so I selected a blue-grey Zweigart 18-count mono canvas for the background; knowing that I would use an open stitch to allow blank canvas to show.

This piece was stitched in May 2006 for my ANG Application.  I did the finishing as a pillow with pinch-pleated corners and beaded trim in November 2006. 

I stitched these three samples to show ANG my favorite three specialty stitches.

Diamond Eyelets in Winter Color Scheme 

2" square - Canvas is 18-count Zweigart Mono Opalescent

 Threads used include: Caron Watercolours 147 Winter Sky, Rainbow Gallery Fuzzy Stuff – FZ15, Caron Impressions 2035, Needle Necessities 179 Overdyed Floss

Bargello Stitch in Japanese Color Scheme

 2" square - Canvas is 13-count Zweigart Mono Canvas in Natural

Threads used include: Rainbow Gallery Patent Leather – Black, Rainbow Gallery Fyre Werks – F3 - Gold, Rainbow Gallery Subtlety Silk Pearl #12 – Y820 Red, Rainbow Gallery Alpaca 18 – AL54 Tan, Silk & Ivory 107 – Dill Pickle

Scotch Stitch in Textural Whitework

2" square - Canvas is 10-count Zweigart Mono in White 

Threads used include: Paternayan Wool 260 Creamy White, Rainbow Gallery Petite Treasure Braid PB10 to attach pearl seed beads.

"My Heart is Aflame"

Happy Valentine's Day 2006!

I stitched this Bargello heart on 14 count Zweigart Deluxe Mono Canvas.  Threads used include:

I finished it into a stand-up display with a wooden heart base painted with acrylic paint and wrapped with satin ribbon.  The heart is backed with burgundy silk dupioni and trimmed with pearl beads and hand-dyed silk ribbon from The Thread Gatherer.

"My Sampler"

Finished as a pincushion mattress.  This is stitched on a hand-dyed linen, 32-count, by Lakeside Linens.  The thread is Weeks Dye Works "Merlin", and the beads are Mill Hill 03062.  The sides and backing are dark blue silk dupioni.  I stitched this in January 2006.

"Florentine Bargello Cushion"

This is a traditional Florentine Bargello pattern stitched on 10-mesh Zweigart Deluxe Mono Canvas using Paternayan Wool yarn.  The loop fringe is different threads of burgundy and golden browns, and the backing is a burgundy moleskin.  This cushion measures about 15" square.  I stitched this in about five days, from December 27th, 2005 to January 3rd, 2006.

"On Golden Shore Sampler"

Legacy Embroiderer's Guild had a fall-themed sampler contest this month (September 2005).  I, being the big procrastinator that I am, didn't design my sampler until the Hurricane had hit and I started to realize what was lost.  So, the fall-themed sampler has elements of New Orleans, which I visited in 1999.

 

The fabrics are from Zweigart and Wichelt, and the threads are all silks from The Thread Gatherer. 

Popcorn Tree. 

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