This is a detail of an area on section 45 of The for Love of Stitching Band Sampler. If you click on the sampler image you can see this area of stitching in context.
Stitches on this part of the sampler are:
On this part of the sampler I was experimenting with laid stitches and the patterns. I used basic couching and over the couched threads there are stitches such as cross stitch. In between the bead trail I have scattered, French knots, bullion knots, detached chain stitch, straight stitch. The mix of beads contain seed beads, bugle beads, round and ring spacer beads, heishi and dome shaped bead caps.
Threads:
- Hand dyed #5 perle cotton
- Stranded cotton floss
- Hand dyed cotton chenille
- Hand dyed silk
- Caron watercolours 1 strand of #5 perle cotton
- A metallic thread called Arista produced by Anchor
- A metallic yarn called Excel
- Hand dyed wool
Fabric:
Patched hand dyed evenweave needlework fabrics. I used Procion dyes to dye the background
Date:
This section of the sampler was worked in late 2009.
Size:
The For Love of Stitching Band Sampler is 15 cm (6 inches) wide and consists of different strips of fabric which are stitched together to form one long strip. It currently measures 96 feet 5 inches (2,938.78 centimetres), or 32.138 yards which is 29.3878 meters. It is still growing…
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I have started block 35 in the lace crazy quilt. As you can see I have added a corner of serviette.
The foundation rows are the same hand movement as large stem stitches which are loosely worked and then laced. Fancy hem stitch really comes into its own when you experiment and change threads. It looks great in a thread with a firm twist or a fine braid or even a ribbon. Beads also can be added for extra zest.
The first row is worked from left to right. Bring your needle from the back of the fabric. Make a long stitch, point the needle into the fabric, and bring it out a little along the line to make a small back stitch as illustrated. Take the needle through to create the first stitch.
Pull the thread through the fabric. Make the second long stitch forward, along the line.
Keep the thread to the same side of the needle with each stitch while you repeat this back and forth movement along the line.
At the end of the line take your needle through the fabric. Turn your work.
Work the second line of stitches. You should have two lines of loose stitches.
Work from left to right. Bring the thread through the fabric in the middle of the two lines of stitching as illustrated
From this stage on you are not taking the thread through the fabric when you are wrapping the stitches. Wrap the two stitches together with 3 wraps of the loops as illustrated.
Take your thread to the back and bring the needle up through the fabric at the next loop, in between the two lines of stitching as illustrated.
Repeat this wrapping process until you have reached the end of the line.
How to join in
This embellished seam is part of block 
