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Persian Tile
Tony Minieri is an extraordinary needlework designer and teacher who writes a continuing feature "Adventures in Embellishment" in every issue of needlepoint now. Not only is Tony a talented designer and a popular teacher who travels all over the country to teach classes, but he is also an expert at intrepreting the painted canvas. This project appeared in our very first offering, the Premier Issue Volume 1, Number 1. The project is fun to work and all of the color palettes are wonderful. Enjoy!
Color Combinations
Master Chart
Large Center Cross
Metallic Center
Diamond-Shaped Areas at Ends of Cross
The next four areas will begin at the crook of the arms of the cross and work out in a diagonal line toward the corners.
Inner Small Square
Inner Large Square
Outer Large Square
Outer Small Square
Border of Inner Large Square
Border of Outer Large Square
Border of the Outer Small Square
Background
Border
Color Combinations
Twelve different color combinations have been chosen, one for each month of the year. The tile shown in photo above is November.
Color A is Waterlillies
Color B, C, and D are either solid color silks or flosses to match Waterlillies
Color E is Kreinik #8 braid
Color F is a neutral silk or floss for the background
 January
Color A - Blue Lavender
Color B - Anchor 120
Color C - AVAS 3334
Color D - AVAS 4912
Color E - 093
Color F - White
 February
Color A - Rose Blush
Color B - AVAS 3032
Color C - AVAS 121
Color D - AVAS 3422
Color E - 007
Color F - Ecru
 March
Color A - Emerald
Color B - Anchor 230
Color C - AVAS 214
Color D - DMC 701
Color E - 001
Color F - DMC 762
 April
Color A - Hyacinth
Color B - AVAS 3313
Color C - DMC 340
Color D - Anchor 378
Color E - 023
Color F - Ecru
 May
Color A - Mt. Meadow
Color B - Anchor 216
Color C - Anchor 868
Color D - Anchor 311
Color E - 007
Color F - DMC 712
 June
Color A - Pearl
Color B - Anchor 1026
Color C - Anchor 275
Color D - Splendor 815
Color E - 102
Color F - DMC 712
 July
Color A - Bouquet
Color B - DMC 3817
Color C - AVAS 1012
Color D - Splendor 815
Color E - 191
Color F - Ecru
 August
Color A - Tahiti
Color B - DMC 340
Color C - Anchor 302
Color D - Anchor 254
Color E - 070
Color F - Anchor 275
 September
Color A - Far Horizons
Color B - Anchor 860
Color C - AVAS 3024
Color D - DMC 3712
Color E - 031
Color F - Ecru
 October
Color A - *Autumn Honey
Color B - AVAS 611
Color C - Anchor 854
Color D - AVAS 4213
Color E - 150V
Color F - Ecru
* denotes Silk ‘N Colors from The Thread Gatherer
 November
Color A - Tobacco
Color B - Anchor 378
Color C - DMC 945
Color D - DMC 3726
Color E - 221
Color F - Ecru
 December
Color A - Evergreen
Color B - Anchor 877
Color C - AVAS 1432
Color D - AVAS 3026
Color E - 001
Color F - 762
* denotes Silk ‘N Colors from The Thread Gatherer
Anchor and DMC are cotton flosses
AVAS - Au Ver a Soie 7-strand silk
8" x 8" piece 24-count congress cloth
You could also work this design on a 10" x 10" piece of 18-count mono canvas, but you would need to use more strands of stitching threads to cover the canvas.
Master Chart
Large Center Cross
Using three strands of Color A, stitch each arm of this large cross in fern stitch variation. You can control the variegation and match up all four arms of this cross because Waterlillies is a 12-stranded silk. Make sure you begin at the same spot on the silk for each arm and you can control the variegation. Carefully follow the numbering on the chart. Notice that the last two stitches for each arm are diagonal gobelins rather than fern stitches.
Metallic Center
Using one strand of Color E, place four diagonal gobelin stitches so that they all share in the center hole. Then, wrap the base like a whipped spider stitch for three revolutions. When wrapping a whipped spider bring your needle to the surface of the canvas very near the center of the spider. Slide under the first diagonal gobelin and wrap around it and proceed to the next working in a circular fashion around the center hole till you have wrapped each diagonal gobelin three times.
Diamond-Shaped Areas at Ends of Cross
Using one strand of Color E, work the vertical multiple cross in the center of this diamond. The diamond is 12 x12 threads and the multiple cross is 10 threads high, so point 1 is one thread up from the bottom of the diamond.
The crescent is worked in Colors B, C, and D:
Using three strands of Color B, work stitches 1 - 2 and 3 - 4.
Using three strands of Color D, work stitches 5 - 6 and 7 - 8.
Using three strands of Color C, work stitches 9 - 10 and 11 - 12.
Using one strand of Color E, outline the diamond with four diagonal gobelin stitches.
Vertical Multiple
Cross Crescent
Inner Small Square
Using one strand of Color E, stitch this area in a Rhodes stitch. Pay close attention to numbering.
Inner Large Square
Using one strand of Color E, stitch the diagonal multiple cross in this square. The square is eight threads by eight threads and the diagonal multiple cross is six threads long so point 1 of the multiple cross is diagonally up one thread from the lower right corner of the square.
Using three strands of Color D, stitch the right angle crescents on either side of the diagonal multiple cross. Remember all subsequent stitches pass over previous stitches.
Diagonal Multiple Cross
Right Angle Crescent
Outer Large Square
These are the same stitches that were used in Area 5.
Using one strand of Color E, work the same diagonal multiple cross here.
Using three strands of Color C, work the two right angle crescents here.
Diagonal Multiple Cross
Right Angle Crescent
Outer Small Square
Using one strand of Color E work the same Rhodes here as in the Inner Small Square.
Border of Inner Large Square
Using three strands of Color B, work this area in the long-armed cross variation. I have charted the whole area for you. I have charted the left border. The right border is a mirror image of the left border.
Border of Outer Large Square
Using three strands of Color B, work this area in the traditional long-armed cross. I have charted the whole area for you. I have charted the left border. The right border is a mirror image of the left.
Border of the Outer Small Square
Using three strands of Color A, stitch this border in diagonal gobelin. Follow chart.
Background
Using two strands of Color F, work the background in mosaic stitch. The slant of the mosaic changes for each quadrant. The slant points toward the middle of the side.
Border
Using three strands of Color A, stitch the corners in Smyrna crosses. Using the same thread, stitch the borders in traditional long-armed cross.
Symrna Cross
Long-Armed Cross
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