Many of the projects I have designed are big and complex. With these Geometric patterns, I wanted to have some fun with colors on a smaller scale. I got out my toolbox filled with all 454 colors of DMC floss and had a blast mixing them up.
I also wanted to experiment with the idea of transparent layers in needlepoint, so I designed some areas where there would be two and even three different colors of thread in the needle at the same time. These are the rather cheerful results:
I stitched the circles first, followed by the squares, then the triangles and lastly the diamonds. Early on in the stitching of the squares, I kept thinking that the project looked like rejected wallpaper from the original Miami Vice set. But when I got to the backstitching, the design really popped in a great way! You can see the progression of the stitching on Flickr – that’s a pretty interesting series of photos. The patterns are all available at my Etsy shop.
One thing you can learn from these Geometric patterns is the importance of keeping all your different flosses organized correctly. This was especially true on the diamonds and triangles – you have to keep a very close eye on which flosses combine in certain places.
The biggest thing I learned from these is that the backstitching on top made ALL the difference in every single project. I love ’em, they’re bright and funky!