This band illustrates wheatear stitch Thread: A hand dyed silk which is the same thickness and weight as perle 8, purchased in bulk from a weavers supplier and hand dyed by me. Fabric: This section of the sampler is worked on tea towel linen which is not quite an even weave. Dyes: Procion …
This band illustrates zig-zag chain stitch Thread: A hand dyed cotton crochet thread the same weight as perle 5, hand dyed by me. Fabric: This section of the sampler is worked on tea towel linen which is not quite an even weave. Dyes: Procion cold water dyes for the thread Size: All samples …
This band illustrates a line of Cretan stitch. Thread: A hand dyed cotton crochet thread which is about the same thickness as perle 5 thread. Fabric: This section of the sampler is worked on tea towel linen which is not quite an even weave. Dyes: Procion cold water dyes for the thread. Size: …
This band actually illustrates experiments with three stitches. The top line consists of two rows of buttonhole stitch, which is followed by whipped chain stitch. The last line is up and down buttonhole stitch. Thread: For the buttonhole stitch I used a hand dyed cotton the same weight as perle 5. For the chain stitch …
This band is a mix of stitches that can be used to create flower motifs. In the sample you can see experiments with bullion knot, buttonhole wheel stitch, Cretan stitch, detached chain stitch, French knot, and woven spiders wheel Thread: There are a mix of threads used in this sample. They include DMC perle …
This band illustrates Basque stitch. This stitch was also part of the Take a Stitch Tuesday challenge and if you are interested you will find more ideas on how use it published as week 19 as part of the TAST challenge Thread: A hand dyed perle cotton the same weight …
Stitches: This band illustrates a variety of tied Herringbone stitch which I have tied with a horizontal stitch rather than using a vertical stitch. There is an interesting puzzle associated with this stitch. The more traditional tied herringbone can be found on can be found on page 75 The Embroidery …
