A perfect stitching weekend unfolded at the Needlepoint.Com retreat in Charleston and attendees are not holding back with their accolades.
A perfect stitching weekend unfolded at the Needlepoint.Com retreat
in Charleston and attendees are not holding back with their accolades.
“What a perfect stitching weekend!”
“It was an extraordinary retreat without one single hiccup!”
“Everyone was incredibly helpful.”
“Please do it again soon!”
It took almost a year to plan, but the people who brought it to life were the 140 stitchers whose energy and enthusiasm spread from class to class and kept the party going through evening wine and cheese gatherings.
Everyone found ways to perfect their stitching. Breakthroughs happened during pop up demonstrations on beading, embellishing and self-finishing. One class erupted in applause as a stitcher announced, “Look what I did! My bead is perfect!” There was no competition, only camaraderie and complete support for one another.
The social stitching scene that seated 60 brought a new dimension to the fun.
Designers Anne Fisher, Rachel Donley and Don Lynch also painted personalized canvases, offered their stitching suggestions and showed off finishing ideas.
No stitching weekend would be complete without shopping! That was a highlight too. There were six trunk shows and the Needlepoint.Com-Charleston shop stayed open for extended hours so everyone had the opportunity to add to their stash.
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Skill Levels
Level 1
Learning the foundation stitches, Tent, Continental and Basketweave Stitch. Learning the appropriate way to start and end threads. Chooses clearly defined designs with plenty of background and no shading. Likes to work large areas of one stitch that requires no compensation. Comfortable with using floss, pearl cotton, merino wool and/or tapestry wool.
Level 2
Expanding on foundation stitches and learning Alternating Continental, T-Stitch, Brick Stitch and its variations. Learning to read stitch diagrams that also include verbiage. Starting to learn how to compensate a stitch that cannot be completed within a defined area. Working with a mixture of single strand and pliable threads on one project to add depth and dimension. Adding stitches that build off of Tent such as Mosaic, Scotch and Cashmere.
Level 3
Learning more complicated stitches such as Rhodes, Byzantine, and Herringbone. Also adding composite stitches into repertoire such as Criss-Cross Hungarian. Reads stitch diagrams with or without numbers and verbiage. Understands compensation. Adding textured threads including man-made fibers intended for metallic, sparkly, and fluffy effects to projects and can work through shading effectively. Uses a stitch guide for projects and sticks to it. Comfortable plying and or blending threads.
Level 4
Enjoys a good stitch guide but is willing to dismiss parts in order to incorporate personal artistic interpretation. Has a library of "go to" stitches and can work through all variations of Turkey Work, Jessica Stitch, Crescent Stitch and Openwork Background stitches. Comfortable compensating in complex design areas. Ok with random stitches such as long and short stitches. Views a stitch guide as just a guide and is comfortable using stitches other than what is recommended.