This area is found on section 41 of The for Love of Stitching Band Sampler. It is a variation on Italian border stitch. I worked it using a hand dyed silk thread that is the same thickness as cotton perle #5 . The linen background is also dyed using procion MX dyes.
Size:
The For Love of Stitching Band Sampler is 15 cm (6 inches) wide. It consists of different strips of fabric which are are stitched together to form one long strip. It currently measures 96 feet 5 inches (2,938.78 centimeters), or 32.138 yards which is 29.3878 meters. It is still growing…
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My daughter brought me some tea and told me your embroidery look like upside down little dolls!
I was thinking they look like little people, dolls, teddies if you turn them up the other way. Yes, Elizabeth, they could be hands too. Cute.
Would you please re-post the instructions for the Italian Border Stitch? When I’ve tried to find a tutorial on your site, I get “page not found.”
Carolynn I sent you an email but wanted to let you know that its coming up in TAST
The stitches look almost like little hands!=)
lol – i think they look like little men standing on their heads 🙂