Bargello Scrapbook Embellishments
So before making Bargello Scrapbook Embellishments, we need to know what "Bargello" is.
According to Wiki, Bargello is a style of piecework in which fabric is first sewn in horizontal strips, then cut and arranged in vertical steps to produce undulating designs.
Or according to the Glossary of Embroidery Techniques, Bargello is Long stitches worked on canvas in vertical stitches, forming peaks or points. By varying the colors, shaded effects can be produced. Also, called flame work or Hungarian point.
As in many cases, a picture is worth a thousand words, and the example at the top of the page is a good one.
Working on the same idea as the Bargello Needlepoint, this tutorial will show how easy it is to make the paper version of a Bargello Scrapbook Embellishment.
* The only tools you will need are paper or card stock, 3 coordinating colors or maybe add a 4th patterened piece to coordinate.
* A paper trimmer to cut your paper or card stock into strips.
* An Adhesive. In this case I used a Glue Stick, but you could cover the entire base of the card to with a double sided adhesive like carpet tape or run it through a Xyron machine.
* A Pair of scissors.
* About 20 minutes.
Cut your paper or cardstock into strips or ribbons. Your strips can be different widths or the same width - I vary mine from 1/8 inch wide to 1/2 inch wide.
The white cardstock is the base - it is 7 x 12 inches and will eventually be used as a border for a patriotic scrapbook page.
Take one of the paper strips and glue it to the base at an angle making sure the strip runs off the base at both ends.
You can put the glue on the back of the strip or on the base.
Then take 2 more strips of the same color and position them horizontal to the existing strip - extending out in both directions.
After applying your adhesive, butt the square ends up to the edge of the existing strip. Be careful here that the strips are positioned at a 90 degree angle. There should be no problem if the ends were square when you cut your initial strips.
Taking the rest of your strips, fill in each section with new strips in alternating colors. Butt each new strip up to the first, on the end and one side, so that the color of the base paper does not show through.
You will need to trim off the excess length of the glued down strips as the piece will get a little difficult to handle.
After you trim these off, some will be long enough to use again, but be sure you use the end that is squared off.
Trimming off the excess long strips might be easier if you turn the piece over and trim from the back.
Finish the rest of the sections until you have completely covered your base piece with paper strips.
Again, you will need to carefully trim.
Here is the final piece.
I wanted to use these Bargello Scrapbook Embellishments for a top and bottom border on the Obama Inquguration Layouts pages that I did, so I have cut it in half in a wavy pattern to represent a flag waving.
The background paper I had was only 12 x 12 inches, but my book had pages that were 12 x 15 inches and I needed something to add to the paper to make it cover the 15 inches.
Click here to see the
Obama Inauguration Scrapbook.
These Bargello Scrapbook Embellishments would be good for borders, tags, frames, journaling blocks or to be used on greeting cards.
Branch out a little and use ribbons, or a combination of papers and ribbons.
No matter how many you do using the same colors, no two will look ecactly alike.
Go to the Obama Inauguration Scrapbook to see where this Embellishment was used.
Go to the Quick Start Guide - Embellishments for more ideas.
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