The Chinese Lanterns needlepoint came from a charted graph in "Classic Stitches" magazine. It was a very fast project to stitch as it was done completely in DMC Perle Coton, so no stripping of threads. In addition it is stitched in only one stitch, straight Gobelin. I thought it was really neat using only one stitch to create a variety of textures.
For example the gold lantern looks like a layered stitch, but it is a very simple 2 vertical over one horizontal or 2 horizontal over 1 vertical, yet it creates a very textured surface.
"Classic Stitches" is a British needlework publication in which I have no financial interest, simply a very happy subscriber. The subscription is fairly pricey, I suspect because of postal rates coming from across the pond, but it is well worth it featuring several different forms of needleart in each issue. You can check it out at http://www.classicstitches.com/ just for fun.
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