This band of stitching is created out of and arrangement of straight stitches.
Thread:
A hand dyed perle cotton #5 and a hand dyed wool which is about the same weight as Appletons. The embroidery threads are hand dyed by me.
Fabric:
This section of my sampler is worked on 26 count linen.
Dyes:
Procion cold water dyes for threads of cotton and wool.
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 April 1998
Sampler FAQ and back story
For the full back story on this piece visit the Sampler FAQ.
All posts in the series are in the category the Love of Stitching Band Sampler.
This is downright hypnotic.