For the Love of Stitching Sampler – Band 79

This band is a pattern made up of half Algerian eye stitch turned on an angle, surrounded by straight stitch. A row of cross stitch borders the band top and bottom. Thread: A hand dyed perle thread #8 for the Algerian eye stitch, hand dyed mercerised cotton for the cross stitch and a hand …

For the Love of Stitching Sampler – Band 78

This band is a pattern made up of  cross stitch and  straight stitch Thread: The cross stitches are worked in mercerised cotton and the straight stitches are worked in silk. The larger cross stitches were worked using a fine soft cotton that is similar to flower thread. All embroidery threads are …