by Laurence | Aug 31, 2019 | Needle Painting
Which one of these flowers would you like to embroider? / Laquelle de ces fleurs souhaiteriez-vous broder? Iris Clematis Protea...
by Laurence | Sep 7, 2019 | Needle painted Protea, Needle Painting
Needle painted Protea This work is realized in long and short stitch and 1 thread. Here is a new project in our series of needle paintings. After the peony, the morning glories, the bird and the tulips, you chose to embroider the protea among the 3 subjects proposed....
by Laurence | Sep 14, 2019 | Needle painted Protea, Needle Painting
Needle painted Protea Petals at back Here are the explanations and pictures to realize the petals located at the back of the flower. As I feared, by embroidering the first leaves I was forced to add 2 colors. A darker green, the color 500 and a...
by Laurence | Sep 28, 2019 | Needle painted Protea, Needle Painting
Needle painted Protea Center As usual, surround the upper part of the pattern with split backstitch, then start embroidering the center of the flower from the lower part with the color 369. Extend with color 165. Then continue with color 819, beginning...
by Laurence | Oct 12, 2019 | Needle painted Protea, Needle Painting
Needle painted Protea leaves on the left side Surround the group of leaves to embroider with a split backstitch. Begin embroidering this leaf with color 369. Add some stitches at the tip of the leaf with color 165 and with color 368 at the bottom....
by Laurence | Oct 26, 2019 | Needle painted Protea, Needle Painting
Needle painted Protea leaves on the right To embroider this group of leaves I added 2 new colors, DMC 927 and 3768. Begin embroidering at the top of the leaf with color 369. Add some stitches with the color 165. Finish filling the leaf with color 368....
by Laurence | Nov 9, 2019 | Needle painted Protea, Needle Painting
Needle painted Protea side leaves Leaf on the right To embroider this leaf I added the color 813. Start by embroidering the entire leaf with colors 369 and 927. Add the color 367. Then 501. Embroider a few stitches with the new blue color 813 at the tip...
by Laurence | Nov 24, 2019 | Needle painted Protea, Needle Painting
Needle painted Protea Last leaves and stem To embroider the stem, I added the color 452. The small petal on the right is embroidered with the color 962 and the small leaf on the right with the color 369. I embroidered some stitches with the color 819 at...
by Laurence | Sep 5, 2020 | Needle painted rose, Needle Painting
Needle painted Rose Here is the picture of the rose that we are going to embroider in this series of articles. The original pattern is 20 cm high and can be downloaded in the menu “Patterns 2020”. The photo below offers a first choice of colors which, as...
by Laurence | Sep 12, 2020 | Needle painted rose, Needle Painting
Needle painted Rose part 1 This project is realized with long and short stitch. The purpose of this work is to carry out a needle painting project. As usual, I will try to guide you step by step, using many photos and I hope that by following this tutorial you...
by Laurence | Sep 18, 2020 | Needle painted rose, Needle Painting
Needle painted Rose part 2 Central petal This petal is embroidered with the colors n° B5200, 3609, 3608, 602, 3804, 3806 (new color), 153, 3865, 210 and 524. After edging the top of the petal with split backstitch 1 thread, start embroidering with...
by Laurence | Sep 26, 2020 | Needle painted rose, Needle Painting
Needle painted Rose part 3 Left lateral petal This petal is embroidered with the colors n° B5200, 3609, 3608, 3804, 3806, 153, 3685, 369 (new color), 164 and 924. After having edged the pattern with split backstitch 1 thread, mark the line between...
by Laurence | Oct 3, 2020 | Needle painted rose, Needle Painting
Needle painted Rose part 4 Right lateral petal This petal is embroidered with the colors n° B5200, 3609, 3804, 3806, 153, 3685, 369, 164, 562 and 924. Start by placing the colors 3806 and 3609 as in the photo. Finish by filling the surface of the...
by Laurence | Oct 10, 2020 | Needle painted rose, Needle Painting
Needle painted Rose part 5 Stem and leaves Stem and leaves For the stem, I used the colors 938, 407, 712, and 3858 (new color). For the leaves, the colors used are 164, 3849, 3847, 562, 924, 162, 341, 502, 503, 745 (new colors). Start...
by Laurence | Oct 24, 2020 | Needle painted rose, Needle Painting
Needle painted Rose part 6 Leaves (second part) These leaves are embroidered with the colors n° B5200, 924, 3847, 3849, 562, 502, 503, 164, 341 and 162 Begin by embroidering the veins with split backstitch using colors 924 and 162 as in the leaves of the...
by Laurence | Apr 24, 2021 | Needle painted Clematis, Needle Painting
Needle painted Clematis In this article, you will find all the necessary indications to start this project. The downloadable pattern is, as usual, available from the “Patterns 2021” menu. I chose a height of 17 cm for this model because,...
by Laurence | May 1, 2021 | Needle painted Clematis, Needle Painting
Clematis, the first leaves and the bud Here are the explanations you will need to embroider a first group of leaves as well as the bud. Please note that I have already added thread 934 to the palette of chosen greens because I immediately noticed while...
by Laurence | May 8, 2021 | Needle painted Clematis, Needle Painting
Clematis, the first flower and a leaf Here are the explanations you will need to continue the work of this clematis. There was still a leaf to embroider in the upper part of the subject and here we will start the realization of the first flower. I took the...
by Laurence | May 29, 2021 | Needle painted Clematis, Needle Painting
Clematis, the first petals and some leaves Here are the explanations you will need to continue to work on this clematis. You will find below the realization of the first petals, some leaves, and a close-up of part of the stem. I have numbered the design to facilitate...
by Laurence | Jun 12, 2021 | Needle painted Clematis, Needle Painting
Clematis, the remaining leaves Here are the explanations you will need to finish making the leaves. There are 8 leaves left to embroider and to facilitate the work, as before I numbered them. As the realization progressed, I adopted a way of working applicable...
by Laurence | Jun 26, 2021 | Needle painted Clematis, Needle Painting
Clematis 4 new petals Here are the explanations that will be needed to embroider 4 new petals. Obviously, the color palette of the petals imposes a radical change of thought but the basics of the work remain the same. You have to start by putting the colors of the...
by Laurence | Jul 17, 2021 | Needle painted Clematis, Needle Painting
Clematis …more new petals! Here are the explanations that will be needed to embroider 4 new petals. It is now mainly petals of the upper flower. These are naturally those who are embroidered with the lightest colors to hang the light and position themself in...
by Laurence | Jul 24, 2021 | Needle painted Clematis, Needle Painting
Clematis the last 2 petals and centers Here are the explanations you will need to embroider the last 2 petals and the 2 centers. The last 2 petals are embroidered the same way as the previous ones and I added the color 3827 to make the centers. Petal n°1 After...
by Laurence | Jan 8, 2022 | Needle painted apple, Needle Painting
Needle painted apple Here is the engraving of the apple that we will embroider in this series of articles. The original drawing is 14 cm wide and can be downloaded from the “Patterns 2022” menu. The photo below offers a first choice of colors which, as you...
by Laurence | Jan 15, 2022 | Needle painted apple, Needle Painting
Needle painted apple part 2 Here are the necessary explanations to embroider the lower part of the apple. During my work, as I imagined, I had to add new colors and these are DMC 754, 3801 and 349. In preparing the drawing I designed many dotted lines. They are...
by Laurence | Jan 22, 2022 | Needle painted apple, Needle Painting
Needle painted apple Finished fruit Here are the necessary explanations to embroider the upper part of the apple and thus finish it. For this, I used the full range of colors offered and in particular all shades of red and pink. I intentionally did not put...
by Laurence | Jan 29, 2022 | Needle painted apple, Needle Painting
Needle painted apple part 4 Leaves Here are the necessary explanations to embroider the 3 leaves located at the bottom of the design. To embroider them, I used 11 different shades of green listed below. The realization of these leaves is above all a work of...
by Laurence | Feb 12, 2022 | Needle painted apple, Needle Painting
Needle painted apple part 5 Remaining leaves and branches Here are the necessary explanations to embroider the remaining leaves and branches to finish this project. You will find below the list of threads used for the realization of the branches. The leaves are...
by Laurence | Nov 19, 2022 | Needle painted Hibiscus, Needle Painting
Needle painted Hibiscus This project is carried out in long and short stitch with 1 thread The purpose of this work is to embroider a new subject in needle painting. We have already done several projects of this kind together but I know that many of you still find...
by Laurence | Nov 26, 2022 | Needle painted Hibiscus, Needle Painting
Needle painted Hibiscus Flower 1 Petals a and b Flower1 petal a This petal is embroidered with colors # 819, 818, 353, 894, 892, 891 and 816. Prepare to work the petal by outlining it in split backstitch with color 819 and 1 thread. First, place the...
