This band of stitching is created by working two lines of herringbone stitch which are then tied by weaving a stitch over and under the herringbone bars at the point where herringbones crosses
Thread:
DMC perle thread #5 and the bars are woven with hand dyed wool
Fabric:
This section of my sampler is worked on cream dress linen
Size:
All samples are 15 cm (6 inches) wide and stitched together in one long band sampler.
The sampler is currently 44 ft 5 inches or 533 inches (1353.83 centimetres) or 14.8 yards (13.53 metres) long and still being added to.
Date:
I started this sampler in 2004 and completed it early 2005.
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All posts in the series are in the category the Love of Stitching Band Sampler.
