Italian border Stitch is perfect for borders and edges. You can work this stitch where you would normally use buttonhole to finish an edge. Worked in a compact manner, it forms a neat line, with the knot reinforcing the edge. Since this stitch is actually a variety of fly stitch …
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 …
This area is found on section 41 of The for Love of Stitching Band Sampler. As readers may have noticed up until this small section of Italian border stitch the sampler has been mainly a journal. I guess at this stage I decided I had better add some stitches! Size: …
