Embroidery Detail

[CaliforniaPeggy]

[George McGovern]

1. Beautiful lighting Peggy! Gorgeous colors! Nice!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Thank you so much, dear George! Those are exactly the reasons I decided to post this.

[CurtEastPoint]

2. I think embroidery is one of the most beautiful arts there is. Thanks, Peg!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Thank you so much, dear Curt!

Making art is pretty easy, but this one is easier than most, since the stitches aren't complex and the results so dramatic.

My mom was very skilled in this, and did a lot of it. I found this footstool in their home after they'd both passed. I was so happy to be able to take it home where I see it every day.

[CurtEastPoint]

5. How lovely you have it!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. That's for sure! I nearly walked right by it.

Some clothes had been dumped on top of it and my curiosity got the better of me!

And my brother said "sure there's room for it in my car!"

[planetc]

7. Also, it will coordinate with just about any color upholstery you have in the room. Lovely.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. That is certainly true, my dear planetc! Thanks for your lovely remarks. ♥

It's living in a little niche in the corner of our family room, where it has its own little spotlight! It's visible from 2 separate rooms and it makes me so very happy to see it.

[planetc]

15. Okay. I confess I have done this too.

I have a sofa cushion with a mass of crewel violets on it. I finally got the cushion of the bench it sits on recovered in a medium dusty purple, and every time I walk past them, my brain smiles.

[Cracklin Charlie]

9. That looks like needlepoint.

Beautiful needlepoint!

You say it’s a footstool? Wow, so pretty. I could never put my feet on that.

[SharonAnn]

10. Right, needlepoint.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. Yes, I believe you're right, my dear Cracklin Charlie!

It is needlepoint. Exquisitely stitched by my late mom. I think it was a kit, but I don't really know, and frankly, that doesn't matter.

It is a footstool. And you bet no feet in my house will ever go onto it!

It's sitting in a little niche which keeps feet away, but still allows it to be seen in all its glory.

[BumRushDaShow]

13. Could even be petit point in fact

Hard to tell the size of the piece to get stitches to the inch on it.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. Here's an image that might show you what you want.

It's not accurate as far stitches to the inch is concerned, but maybe the enlargement will help. Anyway, enjoy!

[BumRushDaShow]

17. Thank you!

I know petit point is usually somewhere around 20 stitches to the inch and regular (standard) needlepoint averages about 10 stitches to the inch.

I have a little pile of needlepoint and petit point pieces around that I did years ago.

That is a beautiful footrest! I know that type of stitching is wear-resistant!

[Roxi]

12. Oh, that's so beautiful!

I love the colors and the details! What a gorgeous piece of art.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. Thank you so much, dear Roxi! I'm lucky to have it. ♥

[Heartstrings]

18. So special and beautiful!

The colors are mesmerizing!

Would that also be considered cross-stitch?