Needlepoint Stitch Guide for Fall Girl
Cosy up with these autumnal colors and the fun stitches our needlepoint artist selected for this Fall Girl design.
There are several thread colors in this kit so let's start by getting them sorted out. The easiest way to identify them is by the number of strands we have included:
| Background | 2 skeins Pepperpot Silk Eggnog |
| Leaves & Socks | 1 card Essentials Sweet Potato |
| Ground (Green) | 1 card Essentials Eucalyptus |
| Primary Coat Green | 1 card (or 13 strands) Tendril |
| Umbrella | 26 strands Pepperpot Silk Papaya |
| Bag handles and Umbrella "Spokes" | 6 strands Chestnut |
| Jeans & Boots | 6 strands Indigo (blue) |
| Bag | 4 strands Hazelnut (gold) |
| Dark Green Coat Trim | 2 strands Basil |
| Hand & Bag Hardware | 2 strands Pecan |
Fall Girl Decorative Needlepoint Stitch Suggestions:
Alternating Mosaic:
Stitch this in two parts. Complete all the numbered stitches going in one direction, and then fill in the lettered stitches going in the alternating direction.
We stitched this first and then added the umbrella spokes as surface embroidery on top of the mosaic stitches.
Tent stitch was used where there is no other label.
The stems of the leaves and the umbrella spokes were stitched in a Back stitch. Simply use straight stitches of any length to follow the line printed on the canvas.
The stitcher made a few changes from what is printed on the canvas:
- The hand was given a glove and stitched in blue to make it more visible.
- The socks were stitched in Chestnut instead of Sweet Potato.
- Pecan was used for the filler cross stitches on the bag.
- She did not stitch the green lines on the coat that define the sleeves.
You can, of course, copy these changes or stitch it any way you like. Have fun and send us a pic of the results!
You can find this sweet Fall Girl needlepoint kit here.
