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Bargello is the perfect craft for moments of mindfulness, allowing you to build up stitches in a mathematical zigzag pattern to create stunning decorative items for your home. Named after a set of 17th century upholstered chairs at the Bargello Palace in Florence, this 70s craft is back in vogue.
Once you’ve drawn your design onto graph paper, it’s time to begin stitching! Follow the guide below to get started.
Step 1
Start in the bottom left-hand corner of the canvas and ‘come up’ slowly, catching around an inch of the thread before you pull it all the way through.
Step 2
For this example, each stitch is a ‘count’ of 6, this means your needle will come up through the canvas at ‘1’ and go back down again at ‘6’.
Step 3
Continue with your pattern, ‘stepping’ up the canvas.
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