Petit Point Clarification, Ariane Crafts

Ariane Crafts Christmas Ornaments are not executed in Penelope double weave canvas. I have the canvas stored for Ariane Crafts handbags because a few months ago was decided to reduce the canvas phi . 

If you are following me for a while you might remember this post regarding the reduction of canvas phi for the Georgia Summer wedding bags.

The Occasion  Georgia Summer Wedding bag is too formal to be executed with large ( French call it gross) yarn and will be more in line with traditional Berlin work  seen especially during Victorian times, of handbags executed in petit points.

This ornaments are still petit points ( gross - French, large British language) , which is known as tapestry stitch, continental stitch, etc.

Here are some pictures of a very dear book I have in French Le Petit Point by Anne- Marie Giffard, with a lengthy history of Petit Points evolutions and use , and mostly important clarifying the distinction between large(gross , mostly used for large tapestries for domestic use) and normal petit points in Penelope canvas.

Feel free to email me for further information. Below are pictures of the book mentioned above and also the canvas I have in storage for the 2022 Occasion Georgia Summer handbags, which I would really appreciate if any of my followers can put a word with St George Church to have the bags sold in this Church for charitable purposes, community raffles, etc. 

Above: Penelope canvas 

Ariane Crafts Penelope roll for Georgia Summer handbags 2022

If you would like to see a perfect example of gross petit point , or what we commonly call tapestry point, check my decorative  footstools https://arianecrafts.blogspot.com/2020/07/keep-your-cats-away-from-your.html

Once again , thank you for following me.

Best wishes,

Ariane