The Dodecagon Series designed by Jim Wurth

This is another series that I thought would be useful to be able to see them all in one place.


The Dodecagon Series consists of twelve 12-sided designs each five inches in diameter and all uniformly shaped that were created by Jim Wurth of Wurthwhile Stitching.

Like I have done for such similar group postings before, there will be a link under each photograph so that if you are interested in reading more about one individual ornament and/or see additional photos, all you have to do is click on the link under each individual photo and it will bring you to the original posting.

Since I know how well these ornaments have been popular I am including herewith all the necessary information so that if you are interested in stitching them, you will know who to contact.

(Before I go any further I would like to mention that I have absolutely no vested interest in this designer or any other designers mentioned on my blog - I only do this in order to help both designers and stitchers)

Jim Wurth email address is as follows and he can be contacted at this address: JWurth@msn.com
Jim has a Yahoo group that has been created expressly for the Dodecagon Ornament Series and Jim is there to answer questions, but this is not an online class. Link for Jim's Dodecagon Ornament Series Yahoo group is here

Now for those of you who are wondering where these ornaments are being sold, here is a bit of information for you all.

There is one needlepoint shop that exclusively sells these designs and it is Threadneedle Street located in California and here are the contact details in case some of you might be interested:

Marianne Bergson, Owner
Threadneedle Street
75-645 Dempsey Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92211

(760) 340-0411

email: threadst@aol.com


So, here are the photographs of each ornament in the order they were sent to me for stitching.



First ornament of this series: Coronation

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Second ornament of this series: Mojave

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Third ornament of this series: Poirot

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Fourth ornament of this series: Monrovia

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Firth ornament of this series: Hearts and Flowers

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Sixth ornament of this series: Arcadia

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Seventh ornament of this series: The Baroness Edie

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Eight ornament of this series: Czarina

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Ninth ornament of this series: Camelot

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Tenth ornament of this series: Old Country

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Eleventh ornament of this series: Peace Tree

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Twelth ornament of this series: Fabulous Finale

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Fabulous Finale: Jim Wurth, designer

Project: Fabulous Finale

(12th of the series)

Designer: Jim Wurth

Series: Dodecagon ornaments

Type of needlework: Needlepoint

Photo: 1

Jim's Yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DodecagonSeriesOrnaments/

Comments: This is the last one of the Dodecagon Series but not the least. It is absolutely beautiful.

As I have said before, I am not the kind of person who will sign up for series, any series, never had done so before Jim came up with this Dodecagon series ornaments, and mostly when I can't see them all beforehand as the question is for me, will I like them or not?

With this series I could see 3 out of the 12 in an advertisement that Jim had made in the magazine NeedlePoint Now. When I saw them, I stopped dead in my tracks as I felt the designs were just so special, but I did not do anything about it for a long while. It actually took me months before I finally made the decision, with my husband's input, to register for the whole series, as I felt it was a big investment in both time and money.

I am happy to say that I have  never  regretted that decision as it has been a wonderful stitching journey for me. I can now do Jessicas with my eyes closed (grinning). Does that mean that I will register for other series in the future? Not necessarily so, unless something this special comes along again.

Peace Tree: Jim Wurth, designer

Project: Peace Tree

(11th of the series)

Designer: Jim Wurth

Series: Dodecagon ornaments

Type of needlework: Needlepoint

Photo: 1

Jim's Yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DodecagonSeriesOrnaments/

Comments: We are getting close to the end of this dodecagon series. Only one more remains to be added to my blog. Yesterday was Easter and today it is starting to look like Christmas but only for one day. Perhaps tomorrow we can have Halloween (smiling).

Old Country: Jim Wurth, designer

Project: Old Country

(10th of the series)

Designer: Jim Wurth

Series: Dodecagon ornaments

Type of needlework: Needlepoint

Photos: 6

Jim's Yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DodecagonSeriesOrnaments/

Comments: This is another one of the Dodecagon Series ornaments that I have truly enjoyed stitching and with this one I took more photographs than I normally did with the previous ones.

Jim gives very good visuals in his instructions for all stitches to be performed, but if you are like me and want to know more about those particular stitches and much much more, there are a few Jean Hilton's books that I would highly recommend. Two of them are listed below with links where they can be purchased. You can also see other books and designs from Jean Hilton on this website. Stitches from the Heart is also a great shop to do business with.

(Mistake stitch which you can read more about in Jean Hilton's Needlepoint Stitches book, pages 10 and 11)

(A little bit more done on the center section - just love those colors)

(Past the mid-way stitching photograph)

(Lots of Jessicas in Jim Wurth's designs)

(Walneto motif - See Jean Hilton's book called Stimulating Stitches)

Camelot: Jim Wurth, designer

Project: Camelot

(9th of the series)

Designer: Jim Wurth

Series: Dodecagon ornaments

Type of needlework: Needlepoint

Photo: 1

Jim's Yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DodecagonSeriesOrnaments/

Comments: This is another beautiful design from the Dodecagon series.

Czarina: Jim Wurth, designer

Project: Czarina

(8th of the series)

Designer: Jim Wurth

Series: Dodecagon ornaments

Type of needlework: Needlepoint

Photo: 1

Jim's Yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DodecagonSeriesOrnaments/

Comments: I believe that this is the ornament that made me decide to subscribe to this whole Dodecagon ornament series. I thought it was just fabulous.

UPDATES: As I go through my old blog, other photo albums, files, etc. I am finding additional photos that should have been included in previous posts, so each time that happens I will add the links for you so that you can have a  look at them, if interested.

Fabric vase with silk flowers: Photo of the pillow has been posted here.

Bargello symphony: Photo before framing has been posted here.

Windows into my heart: Photo of the original project, the one I had fell in love with but could not have because of discontinued material has been posted here.

The Baroness Edie: Jim Wurth, designer

Project: The Baroness Edie

(7th of the series)

Designer: Jim Wurth

Series: Dodecagon ornaments

Type of needlework: Needlepoint

Photo: 1

Jim's Yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DodecagonSeriesOrnaments/

Comments: This is another lovely design from the Dodecagon series using very pastel colors this time around, so pretty like the previous ones.

Each time that a box came from Jim, I always rushed to open it right away in order to find out what colors and design I would be surprised with.

Jim's instructions are always very clear and there are lots of them with graphs on every page making it very easy to stitch each ornament. They were also relatively quick stitch due to their size.

Arcadia: Jim Wurth, designer

Project: Arcadia

(6th of the series)

Designer: Jim Wurth

Series: Dodecagon ornaments

Type of needlework: Needlepoint

Photo: 1

Jim's Yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DodecagonSeriesOrnaments/

Comments: This series was fun to stitch and I never knew from one ornament to the next what Jim would be sending me and I could hardly wait to get the next one.

Hearts & Flowers: Jim Wurth, designer

Project: Hearts & Flowers

(5th of the series)

Designer: Jim Wurth

Series: Dodecagon ornaments

Type of needlework: Needlepoint

Photo: 1

Jim's Yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DodecagonSeriesOrnaments/

Comments: I just love this design. It would be perfect for Valentine. It was so much fun stitching this one. It is one of my favorite in the series, but I have many favorites in this series as each one is unique.

Monrovia: Jim Wurth, designer

Project: Monrovia

(4th of the series)

Designer: Jim Wurth

Series: Dodecagon ornaments

Type of needlework: Needlepoint

Photo: 1

Jim's Yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DodecagonSeriesOrnaments/

Comments: There are only two ornaments in this series that have a similar feel to them. This one called "Monrovia" and the other one is called "Arcadia". The colors used are mainly metallic gold and silver with some white.

The outline of all these ornaments is exactly the same and uses exactly the same stitches but different colors and threads.

They are called "Dodecagon" as each ornament has 12 sides and all are 5 inches in diameter.

Poirot: Jim Wurth, designer

Project: Poirot

(3rd of the series)

Designer: Jim Wurth

Series: Dodecagon ornaments

Type of needlework: Needlepoint

Photo: 1

Jim's Yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DodecagonSeriesOrnaments/

Mojave: Jim Wurth, designer

Project: Mojave
2nd of the series)

Designer: Jim Wurth

Series: Dodecagon ornaments

Type of needlework: Needlepoint

Photo: 1

Jim's Yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DodecagonSeriesOrnaments/

Comments: This is another one of my favorite in this ornament series. I just love the colors. If I remember correctly, I stitched this one in record time.

Coronation: Jim Wurth, designer

Project: Coronation

(1st of the series)

Designer: Jim Wurth

Series: Dodecagon ornaments

Type of needlework: Needlepoint

Photo: 1

Jim's Yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DodecagonSeriesOrnaments/

Comments: When I first saw this series of ornaments, I thought they were so well designed that I just

could not say "no" to them. I had to think hard though before investing time and money

 as this series contains 12 ornaments and I had never signed up for any series before

 as I love to work on different kind of projects.