Cute Candy Canes in Kreinik's New Chevron Ribbon

Princess and Me C722

I wanted to use Kreinik's new Chevron 1/16 ribbon after reading this from their website:

"The new Chevron Ribbon is available in five colors: 4505 Zebra, 4507 Salmon, 4503 Red Snapper, 4522 Gnu, 4536 Tiger. Use it in a variety of stitches, but especially in long stitches, herringbone, bargello, satin stitch, and similar, where you can see the pattern. It can look like bird feathers or animal prints, or it can simply add another level of visual interest to a design. Stitch a chevron ribbon in a Chevron Stitch? Yes! Give it a try and see what new patterns you can create." 

I mean, who wouldn't want to try this thread after reading that?  I was already working on the Princess and Me Christmas Owl pictured above and decided to try it on the candy canes.

Here is a closeup:

Candy Cane Detail

I think it worked quite well.  It is thick on 18 count canvas, which gives it good loft, and because it's a ribbon it must be laid.

Here is what this thread looks like on the spool:

Red Snapper 4503

I also bought Tiger, #4536, which is orange and black.  Halloween, here we come!

To see all of the new chevron threads please visit the Kreinik website:

http://www.kreinik.com/shops/Chevron-Colors.html

Princess and Me website:

http://princessandme.com/gallery

EyeCandy Needleart: Spooky Saturday!

Ada Haydon of EyeCandy Needleart has featured a canvas I stitched during a Robin King embellishment class at Pocket Full of Stitches last year.  The canvas is one of the subjects of my April 2015 blog post "Adding a Border to a Painted Canvas."  


Links you may want to check out:


Ada's blog: EyeCandy Needleart: Spooky Saturday!


Her Facebook post on the Needlepoint Group: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=935219303190253&set=gm.871431296267363&type=1&theater



Robin's blog, Needlepoint Study Hall:http://needlepointstudyhall.blogspot.com/

Pocket Full of Stitches:  www.pfos.com



Thanks all!

 

A. Bradley Needlearts Halloween Canvases

Three new A. Bradley Needlearts Halloween canvases, with stitch guides by Owl Stitchery, were released this weekend at the TNNA mid-year market.

Eye Ball (ab431)

Ghostini (ab433)

Witch's Brew (ab 432)