intended to go with the Hoover cabinets in our very "retro" kitchen
I put almost the last stitch to a Home Sweet Home sampler about 2 months ago. In fact, it's still in the stretcher bars, waiting to be dated, initialed, removed and framed. Poor thing.
I used a very nice chart from a book that a friend loaned me. I forgot to write down the name of the book, but I imagine it was one of the older Christmas issues that Better Homes and Gardens puts out.
My one big change was to use four-sided stitch for the border. I've used four-sided stitch to finish hems, and wanted to see if this very useful and easy stitch would be happy with cross stitch. I actually loved the way it turned out, the crispness of the stitch is a nice contrast to the fluid vines and the heavy letters.
I used a very nice chart from a book that a friend loaned me. I forgot to write down the name of the book, but I imagine it was one of the older Christmas issues that Better Homes and Gardens puts out.
My one big change was to use four-sided stitch for the border. I've used four-sided stitch to finish hems, and wanted to see if this very useful and easy stitch would be happy with cross stitch. I actually loved the way it turned out, the crispness of the stitch is a nice contrast to the fluid vines and the heavy letters.
you can really build up the color with four-sided stitch, similar to bargello!
I have a wonderful needlework book in my library, called The Open Canvas, by Carolyn Ambuter. It has great descriptions of so many stitches, including four sided.
This book includes all kind of fancy needlework, including pulled thread stitches, hardanger of course, and even reticello lace. (If I ever actually retire, I plan to spend a few months with this book, and work up the teaching samplers the author has designed.)
This book includes all kind of fancy needlework, including pulled thread stitches, hardanger of course, and even reticello lace. (If I ever actually retire, I plan to spend a few months with this book, and work up the teaching samplers the author has designed.)
The website, Needlework Tips & Techniques, has a very simple description of how to make this stitch. If you apply a little tension, you will create a lovely lacy pulled thread stitch that has lots of uses, including finishing an edge or as a filling stitch.
In my Home Sweet Home sampler, I used no tension at all. Click on the link though, to see how to make the stitch and how lacy it looks with a little tension!
http://www.needlework-tips-and-techniques.com/four-sided-stitch.html
In my Home Sweet Home sampler, I used no tension at all. Click on the link though, to see how to make the stitch and how lacy it looks with a little tension!
http://www.needlework-tips-and-techniques.com/four-sided-stitch.html
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