Freeform Hand Embroidery Sampler detail 691

This detail is part of my my freeform hand embroidery sampler that I call the Love of Stitching Band Sampler. It  is 15 cm (6 inches) wide and currently measures 96 feet 5 inches or 29.3878 meters long. It is still growing…  This is area is on  section 50. For more details about …

Freeform Hand Embroidery Sampler detail 689 and 690

This area on  section 50 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler is where I experimented with a popular pulled thread embroidery stitch.  This is wave stitch but I did not pull it too hard (so I am not sure that means it is still a pulled thread stitch).  I interspersed it …

Freeform Hand Embroidery Sampler detail 688

This is another close detail from  section 50 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler  which is 15 cm (6 inches) wide and  96 feet 5 inches  or   29.3878 meters long. It is still growing… I am not an obsessive or anything… This is an example of pattern darning and I have used …

Freeform Hand Embroidery Sampler detail 686 and 687

Today I have a detail from  section 50 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler The thumbnail will lead you to an article  about this section of my   Love of Stitching Band Sampler which is 15 cm (6 inches) wide and currently measures 96 feet 5 inches  29.3878 meters long. It is still …

Freeform Hand Embroidery Sampler detail 685

I have always liked this little detail on  section 50 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler It is very simple as it consists of two rows of buttonhole stitch shaped as a scallop and worked back to back. I used a hand dyed silk thread that has approximately the same …

Freeform Hand Embroidery Sampler detail 683 and 684

Today I have a detail from  section 50 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler This detail is a small freeform section that consists of varieties chain stitch, buttonhole bars, and French knots. The threads I used are mix of cotton, silk and rayon. Some are regular commercial threads and some are …