I love watching for interesting grillwork while I walk around Milan. Since it is an "industrial art," it already often has been trimmed of the superfluous, and is ready to be translated into a needlepoint project....
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The grill that inspired this needlepoint is in Via Meravigli not too far from Piazza Cordusio, on the left side of the street. Since it is a long narrow pattern, it adapted nicely to become an eyeglass case. To see the original, go to this page on my blog dedicated to Milan: http://mymilanitaly.blogspot.com/2010/08/more-milanese-grill-work.html.
I planned the diagram using StitchPainter (look carefully, there are delicate grays to introduce a bit of visual movement). The needlepoint was a gift a few years ago.
1 comment:
Cities in Europe are great places to find needlework designs. The grillwork, shutters, windows, tops of buildings vaults of church ceilings...on and on.
I just found your Blog and will be checking back. Garnett...
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