This is a large sugar cookie with a silver filigree heart. You may notice that this is a "gridless" needlepoint. I had originally made this with a grid but felt that it detracted too much from the filigree pattern.
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This is a large sugar cookie with a silver filigree heart. You may notice that this is a "gridless" needlepoint. I had originally made this with a grid but felt that it detracted too much from the filigree pattern.
This is just an incredible cookie! I am fascinated and baffled by this "gridless needlepoint" concept... what is it, and how do you do it?
This is a large sugar cookie with a silver filigree heart. You may notice that this is a "gridless" needlepoint. I had originally made this with a grid but felt that it detracted too much from the filigree pattern.
This is just an incredible cookie! I am fascinated and baffled by this "gridless needlepoint" concept... what is it, and how do you do it?
Thank you, Christine! The short answer is that "gridless" basically means piping the beads of a needlepoint but without the grid. The dots are piped close enough that they hold together. The long answer is that I had first piped this pattern with a grid but felt that the white lines of the grid seemed to almost compete with the filigree pattern. It just didn't have that polished look that I was going for. Also, it was impossible to paint the silver onto the dots without having it bleed into the lines of the grid, giving it a sloppy appearance. The pattern needed to be flawless and the dots still had to be lined up. I achieved this by placing a sheet of acetate over a paper version of the needlepoint, which included the grid. I piped the filigree beads first and then painted them silver. I then piped the remaining white dots, essentially making this one large icing transfer. I had to experiment with a few different sizes of beads/grids until I found a size that looked just right. I do think that the straight lines of a grid can give a needlepoint a formal look, however, in this case, "gridless" was the best way to go.
This is a large sugar cookie with a silver filigree heart. You may notice that this is a "gridless" needlepoint. I had originally made this with a grid but felt that it detracted too much from the filigree pattern.
This is just an incredible cookie! I am fascinated and baffled by this "gridless needlepoint" concept... what is it, and how do you do it?
Thank you, Christine! The short answer is that "gridless" basically means piping the beads of a needlepoint but without the grid. The dots are piped close enough that they hold together. The long answer is that I had first piped this pattern with a grid but felt that the white lines of the grid seemed to almost compete with the filigree pattern. It just didn't have that polished look that I was going for. Also, it was impossible to paint the silver onto the dots without having it bleed into the lines of the grid, giving it a sloppy appearance. The pattern needed to be flawless and the dots still had to be lined up. I achieved this by placing a sheet of acetate over a paper version of the needlepoint, which included the grid. I piped the filigree beads first and then painted them silver. I then piped the remaining white dots, essentially making this one large icing transfer. I had to experiment with a few different sizes of beads/grids until I found a size that looked just right. I do think that the straight lines of a grid can give a needlepoint a formal look, however, in this case, "gridless" was the best way to go.
Is there a tutorial for this in Cake Central Magazine?
This is a large sugar cookie with a silver filigree heart. You may notice that this is a "gridless" needlepoint. I had originally made this with a grid but felt that it detracted too much from the filigree pattern.
This is just an incredible cookie! I am fascinated and baffled by this "gridless needlepoint" concept... what is it, and how do you do it?
Thank you, Christine! The short answer is that "gridless" basically means piping the beads of a needlepoint but without the grid. The dots are piped close enough that they hold together. The long answer is that I had first piped this pattern with a grid but felt that the white lines of the grid seemed to almost compete with the filigree pattern. It just didn't have that polished look that I was going for. Also, it was impossible to paint the silver onto the dots without having it bleed into the lines of the grid, giving it a sloppy appearance. The pattern needed to be flawless and the dots still had to be lined up. I achieved this by placing a sheet of acetate over a paper version of the needlepoint, which included the grid. I piped the filigree beads first and then painted them silver. I then piped the remaining white dots, essentially making this one large icing transfer. I had to experiment with a few different sizes of beads/grids until I found a size that looked just right. I do think that the straight lines of a grid can give a needlepoint a formal look, however, in this case, "gridless" was the best way to go.
Is there a tutorial for this in Cake Central Magazine?
You made a transfer of those beads?!?! Oh my! How can that be possible!?
This is a large sugar cookie with a silver filigree heart. You may notice that this is a "gridless" needlepoint. I had originally made this with a grid but felt that it detracted too much from the filigree pattern.
This is just an incredible cookie! I am fascinated and baffled by this "gridless needlepoint" concept... what is it, and how do you do it?
Thank you, Christine! The short answer is that "gridless" basically means piping the beads of a needlepoint but without the grid. The dots are piped close enough that they hold together. The long answer is that I had first piped this pattern with a grid but felt that the white lines of the grid seemed to almost compete with the filigree pattern. It just didn't have that polished look that I was going for. Also, it was impossible to paint the silver onto the dots without having it bleed into the lines of the grid, giving it a sloppy appearance. The pattern needed to be flawless and the dots still had to be lined up. I achieved this by placing a sheet of acetate over a paper version of the needlepoint, which included the grid. I piped the filigree beads first and then painted them silver. I then piped the remaining white dots, essentially making this one large icing transfer. I had to experiment with a few different sizes of beads/grids until I found a size that looked just right. I do think that the straight lines of a grid can give a needlepoint a formal look, however, in this case, "gridless" was the best way to go.
Is there a tutorial for this in Cake Central Magazine?
There's no tutorial. I was just asked to submit cookie photos, however, the technique is very simple. Just place a sheet of acetate over graph paper that has a random pattern sketched on it. You can get graph paper at customgraph.com. Then pipe beads with a medium consistency icing in each square. The beads should be large enough so that they touch the edges of the square. Any size beads will do. The first ones I tried were on a 3/16" grid.
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