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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Northern Lights Lodge, post: 10240445, member: 13464&quot;]Hi everyone, </p><p>What an incredibly fascinating piece! </p><p>Yes, it is needlepoint and yes, there is cross stitch. Although, not as common as the traditionally used, single cross corner stitch; it was done. Usually done to create texture.</p><p><br /></p><p>It would be nice to see the entire piece, rather than just a bit... even if we can&#039;t see the back. </p><p><br /></p><p>My guess is that it is older than a pre-stamped piece; AND, I have a feeling that it was worked as cross stitch because the yarn fiber was too fine to fill the space with just one trip across. </p><p><br /></p><p>I also think that it was done by someone who did it in many sittings, rather than worked on it regularly... as there is such a lack of uniform stitches, and I get the feeling that the yarn wasn&#039;t uniform size from color to color.</p><p><br /></p><p>With needlepoint, the &quot;beauty&quot; of the work (for lack of another term) since the stitches are &quot;suppose&quot; to be worked all one direction... the light catches the stitches in such a way that it looks smooth and uniform. You strive for all the stitches to be worked the same, no matter if they are worked from lower left corner to upper right, or from upper left to lower right and if working cross stitch, the second layer of fiber would also be worked consistently. The same theory applies to cross stitch.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did exactly ONE large piece of needlework. It was very large, and pre stamped. The thing was, that if you aren&#039;t absolutely consistent with your stitch direction, it &quot;REALLY&quot; shows! I&#039;m afraid that the above piece is a good example of that. </p><p><br /></p><p>What also seems clear, is that the fiber isn&#039;t all the same color or even the same size - which would be consistent if it was a &quot;kit&quot; situation. Granted, it is old and stained and dirty; but there are clearly places where it was worked vertically (like the cream lines to the left of the cottage) and other places where it was worked horizontally (like the large double row of lighter cream color above the cottage).</p><p><br /></p><p>There are also places where the top fiber hops over the proper corresponding hole and jumps into the next square.</p><p><br /></p><p>I pick up vibes that it was worked by two people. Without seeing the entire piece it is hard to say for sure; but if you look closely at the two photos - it seems that the bottom 1/3rd (the mostly color area) &quot;SEEMS&quot; to be worked a little bit more consistently than the rest, being, mostly the cream area - which seems pretty haphazard. Perhaps as [USER=2844]@Any Jewelry[/USER] suggested it was done by an older lady. Perhaps she started it much earlier, and finished it many years later. I also feel it was worked by someone with poorer vision...</p><p><br /></p><p>What ever the true story, I expect we shall never know...but I found the piece very interesting!</p><p><br /></p><p>You didn&#039;t say what you planned to do with the piece. It&#039;s appearance &quot;might&quot; be improved with careful washing, blocking and more improved framing; with mat boards placed so that the textile isn&#039;t resting against the glass. Then again, that is a daunting task!</p><p><br /></p><p>Just my 2 cents...</p><p>Good luck with your very interesting piece!</p><p>Cheerio,</p><p>Leslie[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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