This band of stitching is created by sections of single herringbone stitch and simply repeating them across the band.
Thread:
A hand dyed cotton.
Fabric:
This section of my sampler is worked on cream dress linen
Dyes:
Procion cold water dye for the cotton thread.
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.
Sampler FAQ
For the full back story on this piece visit the Sampler FAQ.
All posts in the series are in the category the Love of Stitching Band Sampler.
Hello,
I am here from Sarah’s blog. Your art is wonderful and so wonderful how you share how to do this! Lovely to meet you through your blog.
Tammie