This is three bands of running stitch which have been laced with a thread then the lacing was laced with chenille.
Thread:
The running stitches were working in a hand dyed perle thread #8. The first run of lacing is a hand dyed mercerised cotton (crochet thread), and the last is a hand dyed chenille
Fabric:
This section of my sampler is worked on 26 count linen which has been hand painted with procion cold water dyes.
Dyes:
Procion cold water dyes were used for both thread and foundation fabric
Size:
All samples are 15 cm (6 inches) wide and stitched together in one long band sampler.
The sampler is currently 44 ft 5 inches or 533 inches (1353.83 centimetres) or 14.8 yards (13.53 metres) long and still being added to.
Date:
This section of the sampler was worked in March 1998
Sampler FAQ and back story
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All posts in the series are in the category the Love of Stitching Band Sampler.
