ASK14: Milanese Mutations
Description:
This design is the first in a series called Parade of Pattern which features projects that explore common stitches in an uncommon way. In this geometric arrangement, a single stitch, the Milanese stitch, is used to create a complete nine-patch design. By rotating the stitch and combining units into interesting cluster motifs, lacy patterns are formed that resemble quilt patterns based on triangles and squares. The design is particularly dramatic on a dark ground that punctuates the negative open space around the shapes, but it is also attractive when a softly shaded overdyed thread is used on a coordinated colored ground.
This design is the first in a series called Parade of Pattern which features projects that explore common stitches in an uncommon way. In this geometric arrangement, a single stitch, the Milanese stitch, is used to create a complete nine-patch design. By rotating the stitch and combining units into interesting cluster motifs, lacy patterns are formed that resemble quilt patterns based on triangles and squares. The design is particularly dramatic on a dark ground that punctuates the negative open space around the shapes, but it is also attractive when a softly shaded overdyed thread is used on a coordinated colored ground.
Materials:
Canvas: 16" square piece of 24-mesh colored Congress cloth (OOE or Zweigart)
Stretcher frame: 16" square
2 balls #8 pearl cotton (or an appropriate overdye in the same weight)
Tapestry needles: #22 or #24
Canvas: 16" square piece of 24-mesh colored Congress cloth (OOE or Zweigart)
Stretcher frame: 16" square
2 balls #8 pearl cotton (or an appropriate overdye in the same weight)
Tapestry needles: #22 or #24