Here are a collection of various Needlepoint projects that I did a number of years ago when I lived out in California. I have always been enamored of William Morris, the British Design Maven, and wanted to do some things that he might have approved of. So I got some books and took up needlepoint. It was a fascinating hobby, but I filled up the house with pillows and ran out of room,(small house). I haven't done any more of it for about 20 years, but in gathering these pictures it has sparked an interest in revisiting this most wonderful pastime. If I can only get some 36 hour days, lined up, I might be able to get back into it.
John
Morris. Jasmine Alphabet. My First attempt at Needlepoint
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Morris. Honeysuckle border
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Morris. Woodpecker
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Morris.Orange border
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Morris. Forest detail
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Morris. Forest detail
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Morris. Jackfield Rose
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From an Arts and Crafts Tile
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from an Italian Painting
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American Flag
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My Own Creation. A gift to my wife of an Initialed reading support cushion.
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