For the Love of Stitching Sampler – Band 77

As you can see we have now moved off my little doodle cloth to the next section of my sampler. This block consits of 4 rows of Long-armed Cross stitch. Thread: A hand dyed mercerised cotton Fabric: This section of my sampler is worked on 26 count linen which has been hand …

Tutorial: How to crochet Mollie Flowers

Brigitte Read has written a great illustrated  tutorial on how to make crochet Mollie flowers. Those who enjoy crochet both free form and in a more traditonal structure will enjoy making these and they are a great way to use up wool scraps and you can link them together to make larger …

For the Love of Stitching Sampler – Band 75

This band of stitching  is a needleweaving pattern created out of woven bars. Woven bars can be found on page 135 of The Embroidery Stitch Bible by Betty Barnden Thread: A hand dyed  soft Danish cotton which feels and works up in a similar way to coton a broder and is matt …