![]() You know what the best thing about Needle ‘n Thread is? Just pick out a range of browns, some good greens, and some blossom colors, doodle up a tree (it doesn’t have to be perfect!), and you’re good to go! Seeking Contributors! What are you stitching? In the meantime, though, if you’re itching to stitch your own tree, you can take the information provided already and drum one up. The pattern, instructions, and materials list for this will be released later on – it’s part of a series I’m planning, that I’ll tell you about a little later this year, after the overhaul on the website is completed and up and running. You could frame it, you could include it on a crazy quilt, you could make a journal cover out of it, or a needlebook, or any number of things.īut you could also incorporate it into a larger scene, like embroidered gardens, landscape embroidery, castles and fairytales – whatever you’re embroidering that could benefit from the presence of a tree. Now, the nice thing about a tree like this is that it can stand isolated if you want. The line of grass at the base of the tree is worked in random straight stitches, just to give a grassy ground for the tree. There are five shades of brown in the tree, three shades of green, and two shades of pink. While the stitches are pretty simple, the colors involved are a little more complex. The embroidery on the tree consists of three stitches: split stitch, straight stitch (or tiny seed stitches, sometimes doubled), and French knots. It’s just sightly wider than that, at its widest points. The whole tree, from the base of the grass to the topmost branches, is 2.75″ high. You can click on the images to view them larger, if you like. So, here’s the finish and some particulars. Embroidery doesn’t have to be complicated. It illustrates how simple stitches can work together to create a pretty nice finish. Today, it’s the blooming tree, worked in three very simple stitches.Īnd that’s really what I like best about this particular project. ![]() Let’s end the week with another little finish – and a request at the end of the article.
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