TAST Week 3

Take a Stitch Tuesday Week 3 Basic TAST This week I am suggesting you learn and experiment with Stem Stitch. Stem Stitch is a basic quick and easy linear stitch, which I, personally, think is one of the most useful stitches there are. You can use this stitch to outline just …

Hand Embroidery band sampler details 741-744

I have some more details from long band sampler which I would like to share with readers. If you are new to Pintangle this band sampler is 96 feet long or 29.38 meters- anyway its long ( you dont want to have iron it…) but it is only 6 inches wide …

Hand Embroidery sampler details 736-740

I have more close up details from my hand embroidery sampler to share today For those who do pulled thread embroidery I am sure you will recognise Ringed back stitch  in band 736. I worked it using a hand dyed silk thread. Since Ringed back stitch is a pattern based on back stitch …

Hand Embroidery sampler details 731-735

Two dramatic bands on my hand embroidery sampler are 734 and 735. Both are samples of Threaded Arrow stitch. Above is a band where I worked a line of arrow stitch and then a line of threaded arrow. The foundation Arrow stitches on all rows is worked in a hand …

Hand Embroidery sampler details 727-730

I have more close up details from my long hand embroidery sampler. Detail 727 is Algerian Border stitch worked in a hand dyed silk thread that is about the same thickness as perle #8 thread. Algerian Border stitch is an interesting stitch, it is a form of Algerian Eye stitch which is overlapped to …

Freeform Hand Embroidery Sampler detail 701 and 702

Below are 2 details from section 51 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler. If you are curious and want to know more about this part of the sampler click on the thumbnail. Size, Date and Fabric  This strip of the sampler was worked between June and December of 2010 on 25cnt …

Freeform Hand Embroidery Sampler detail 698, 699 and 700

These are 3 details on section 51 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler. Click on the thumbnail of the sampler if you are curious about it. Size, Date and Fabric  The whole sampler is 15 cm (6 inches) wide and 96 feet 5 inches or 29.3878 meters long. You …