For the Love of Stitching Sampler – Band 58

This line of stitching is a band of Open Chain stitch Thread: A hand dyed soft Danish cotton which feels and works up in a similar way to coton a broder and is matt with no sheen. It is approximately the same thickness and weight as perle 8 Fabric: This section of the …

For the Love of Stitching Sampler – Band 57

This is a line of feathered chain stitch Thread: Hand dyed lampshade fringing which is very similar to Bunka thread. Lampshade fringing is made is such away that once it starts to unravel it is very easy to unpull. I purchased the lampshade fringing and unpicked it to get the thread, then dyed it. …

For the Love of Stitching Sampler – Band 56

This band illustrates Berwick stitch which is a member of the buttonhole family of stitches. Thread: A hand dyed cotton (crochet 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 thread Size: All samples are …