Guest Gallery

Pierrette Pattyn of Tennesee says of "She Stoops to Conquer" that it was a "fun little project, because so many of us can relate to her."  She used mostly DMC cotton floss for the piece, adding Shepherd's Silk by The Thread Gatherer for the hair.  She stitched the very fluffy towel using Edmar boucle in French knots.

Pierrette Pattyn of Tennessee chose to stitch the Bruges, Belgium canvas from the "Doorways To The Past" series because her husband was born not too far from Bruges.  She used silk ribbon for the flowers and leaves of the topiaries and changed the vine above the doorway to a wisteria vine, one of the flowers in her own garden.  She interpreted the sidewalk in front of the doorway as cobblestones to lend additional European flair.

Terry Whitworth of Halesowen, UK, stitched this "English Rose" egg from the "Eggs for All Seasons" series, using DMC solid and variegated threads.  She finished the egg herself, using stranded cottons and silks for the cording.

Pierrette Pattyn personalized "In the Garden" from the "Eggs for All Seasons" series with silk ribbon embroidery.  She used Vikki Clayton silk ribbons to make "Sweetheart Rose" yellow flowers as well as French knots of different sizes, and created other flowers using a detached chain stitch.  As a special touch, she added the bird and bee charms.  In finishing her egg, Pierrette used a combination of blue and green DMC floss, blending the sky and grass shades, to create the cording and tassel.

Eddie Williams, owner of Silk Road Needle Arts in St. Petersburg, Florida, stitched this Egmont Key lighthouse canvas, using Splendor Silk for the background.  Eddie used Watercolours for the cream areas and tree to the right, while the trees to the left are stitched in Gloriana Silk Floss using a random pattern.

Judie Solomon, owner of Thistle Needleworks in Glastonbury, Connecticut, has stitched two lighthouse canvases.  The first (left), Egmont Key lighthouse in Florida, was finished as an ornament.  The second, Vermilion, Ohio, lighthouse, is stitched all in Sampler Threads and is finished as a mini weighted stand-up.

For Pierrette Pattyn of Tennessee, “Cats” was her first-ever completed painted canvas.   Because she was stitching it for a friend and it had a lot of meaning for her, she says she “grinned from start to finish making it.”  Pierrette couched a circle with cotton perle around the moon to emphasize it, stitched the witch in Caron’s “Snow,” and used  “Whisper” for the two cats.  For added realism, she left some threads loose while stitching the broom.  She finished the canvas herself as a door hanger so her friend can look at it any time she wants.

Jane Wood of Chilly Hollow, VA, customized a St. Augustine, FL lighthouse canvas.  The recipients of the finished ornament were married at the top of the lighthouse on St. Patrick's Day.