Embroidery band sampler detail 722 is an example of Woven Cross stitch. This sample is worked in hand dyed wool which is actually a fine knitting yarn.
The next band on my sampler, band 723 is a filling stitch created by working rows of Chevron stitches back to back before tieing the foot bars of each row, with a single straight stitch. I also worked single straight stitches in the space of the chevron pattern which I then tied with a cross stitch.
The next ample is worked in a hand dyed silk thread. It is a type of Eyelet stitch called Algerian overlapping border.
Sample 725 also features this stitch worked in blocks as a fill. I used a commercial dyed variegated cotton perle #8 thread.
The last sample is band 726 which as you see was stitched on the anniversary of the day the two halves of the Sydney Harbour Bridge was joined.
I hope you enjoy seeing these are details of my hand embroidery sampler. These details are part of an on going story. The sampler is only 6 inches wide but it is 96 feet 5 inches or 29.3878 meters long you can read about why it exists on the Sampler FAQ page
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Beautifully worked woven cross stitch, Sharon. Thanks for sharing.
re: overlapping algerian
do you have a straight stitch over the center using a dark thread?
or is that the hole all the stitches go through so the void shows as a dark spot?
Hi Jean that is a hole in the center as I slightly pulled each stitch to create it –
I doo enjoy your sampler details. Frequently I get new ideas. Thanks for publishing this sampler.
Hi Sharon,
lovely stitch samples. Thanks for sharing.
Chitra