Good to see you & your creative talents again! I must send you a pic of my Moroccan Lanterns, just picked up from the framers, since it was YOU awhile inspired & enabled me. It will be hung next to my similarly styled floor lamp with 10 lamps hung in a spiral. It was a fun stitch so thank you!
Oh, I would LOVE to see your Moroccan Lanterns finish! Sounds amazing! I love that design so much. My email is thetravelingstockingstitcher@gmail.com Thanks so much for watching! --Deb
Love Chatelaines and I definitely love your Venice with all of those blues! The Chatelaine Support Group is awesome. There are so many photos and discussions. I'm sorry you're missing some threads! I had ordered Sparkling Swan? Art Deco Swan? ...something Swan last year during European Cross Stitch had their sale. I finally received it on August of this year, I believe it was due to the backordered Glorianas. Crazy wait.
Thanks, Wendy! The blues really sold it for me. The thread thing surprised me that they just didn't mention them being missing. The Chatelaine Gallery page told me the black Anchor Marlitt had been discontined and suggested S310, the silky DMC, so maybe they didn't include it because it is a DMC, albeit a "specialty" DMC. And I was able to get the Flowers of Italy Gloriana from 1-2-3 Stitch with no delay. I probably should have checked it when it came in, but they package it up so pretty you hate to tear into it. I just hope they're aren't any missing beads, as I know some of those have been discontinued. Hope all is well with you. --Deb
Just getting into cross stitch. Can you tell me what defines a piece as a chatelaine? I only know if it was a belt to carry the keys of the household by the female owner of a castle
Hi! Welcome to the wonderful world of cross-stitch! I'd be more than happy to answer that. Chatelaine is the name of the collection of designs created by the late Martina Rosenberg. She was known for her intricate patterns that include beading, specialty stitches, and silk floss, although I believe you can find conversions to do them in all DMC cotton floss. They are usually quite large (for instance, the one I'm working on will be 23" in diameter), although there are a number of smaller designs, too. Many are in the form of a Mandala with repeating designs around the square or circle. Several represent cities, others feature gardens, etc. I would recommend looking at chatelainegallery.com to see examples. Another great resource is this flosstube by Judy, @CityStitcher who did an excellent overview of Chatelaines. ruclips.net/video/ZGBMlT3U-FA/видео.htmlsi=3H6Q9d6DaQnsqhwD Please feel free to let me know if you have further questions. Thanks for watching! --Deb
Hi Kelly, Sorry it took so long to reply. I wanted to do a little research. If you have a stocking in a PDF, you should be able to use PK if it's compatible. If you only have paper you could try to take a picture of the chart and load it to PK, although I've tried and haven't had a ton of luck with that. I think you have to get the paper really flat--maybe even tape it to the floor to photograph it--to keep it from curling up and to reduce the creases if it's been folded. To tell you the truth, I'm fairly new to PK, so I don't think I've had the opportunity to use it for a stocking yet. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching! --Deb
The Chatelaine is amazing! You are cruising along on it too. I love the clock and mirror idea for finishing. Thanks for sharing with us.
Hi Emmy Rose! I'm surprised at how fast this is stitching up too. Thanks for watching! --Deb
Very informative- thank you ! And, your stitching is beautiful 😍
Thank you so much, Sally! Glad you enjoyed it! --Deb
Gorgeous piece, can’t wait to see it framed!
Thanks, Raneem! I'm excited (and a little bit nervous) to see how the framing goes too. Thanks for watching! --Deb
Good to see you & your creative talents again!
I must send you a pic of my Moroccan Lanterns, just picked up from the framers, since it was YOU awhile inspired & enabled me. It will be hung next to my similarly styled floor lamp with 10 lamps hung in a spiral. It was a fun stitch so thank you!
Oh, I would LOVE to see your Moroccan Lanterns finish! Sounds amazing! I love that design so much. My email is thetravelingstockingstitcher@gmail.com
Thanks so much for watching! --Deb
Chatelaines are just beautiful…. One day I hope to stitch one.
I encourage you to do so, Char! They aren't really that difficult. They're a fun challenge. They are really gorgeous.
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Thanks, Samantha!
Love Chatelaines and I definitely love your Venice with all of those blues! The Chatelaine Support Group is awesome. There are so many photos and discussions. I'm sorry you're missing some threads! I had ordered Sparkling Swan? Art Deco Swan? ...something Swan last year during European Cross Stitch had their sale. I finally received it on August of this year, I believe it was due to the backordered Glorianas. Crazy wait.
Thanks, Wendy! The blues really sold it for me. The thread thing surprised me that they just didn't mention them being missing. The Chatelaine Gallery page told me the black Anchor Marlitt had been discontined and suggested S310, the silky DMC, so maybe they didn't include it because it is a DMC, albeit a "specialty" DMC. And I was able to get the Flowers of Italy Gloriana from 1-2-3 Stitch with no delay. I probably should have checked it when it came in, but they package it up so pretty you hate to tear into it. I just hope they're aren't any missing beads, as I know some of those have been discontinued.
Hope all is well with you.
--Deb
Just getting into cross stitch. Can you tell me what defines a piece as a chatelaine? I only know if it was a belt to carry the keys of the household by the female owner of a castle
Hi! Welcome to the wonderful world of cross-stitch! I'd be more than happy to answer that. Chatelaine is the name of the collection of designs created by the late Martina Rosenberg. She was known for her intricate patterns that include beading, specialty stitches, and silk floss, although I believe you can find conversions to do them in all DMC cotton floss. They are usually quite large (for instance, the one I'm working on will be 23" in diameter), although there are a number of smaller designs, too. Many are in the form of a Mandala with repeating designs around the square or circle. Several represent cities, others feature gardens, etc. I would recommend looking at chatelainegallery.com to see examples.
Another great resource is this flosstube by Judy, @CityStitcher who did an excellent overview of Chatelaines.
ruclips.net/video/ZGBMlT3U-FA/видео.htmlsi=3H6Q9d6DaQnsqhwD
Please feel free to let me know if you have further questions.
Thanks for watching!
--Deb
@@thetravelingstockingstitcher thank you so much for the information. I love the colors in the one you are working on.
@stlwatrs I do too. Those blues in the center are so pretty!
Hi there, just wondering if you have found a pattern keeper alternative that can be used for stocking pdf's. Or is it still paper only. thank you
Hi Kelly, Sorry it took so long to reply. I wanted to do a little research. If you have a stocking in a PDF, you should be able to use PK if it's compatible. If you only have paper you could try to take a picture of the chart and load it to PK, although I've tried and haven't had a ton of luck with that. I think you have to get the paper really flat--maybe even tape it to the floor to photograph it--to keep it from curling up and to reduce the creases if it's been folded. To tell you the truth, I'm fairly new to PK, so I don't think I've had the opportunity to use it for a stocking yet. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching! --Deb
Thank you for the advice. I'll give it a try!@@thetravelingstockingstitcher
Gorgeous piece, can’t wait to see it framed!
Thank you!