The Tennessee Sampler Survey website states that their aim it to document and preserve Tennessee’s needlework heritage. To quote the site “The Tennessee Sampler Survey was founded as a not-for-profit organization in 2004. Our mission is to document and preserve Tennessee’s needlework heritage. Our research includes documenting Tennessee samplers made …
This band of stitching is created by working two lines of herringbone stitch. The second row (yellow) is worked on top of the first Thread: The green is perle thread #8 and the yellow is a hand dyed wool which is about the same weight as Appletons. Fabric: This section of my sampler …
Stitches: The first detail of block 12 is an old favourite, feather stitch, with a seed bead at the end of each arm. Thread: A stranded rayon floss Placement on block: On block 12 this seam sits between piece 4 and piece 9 Beads: Seed beads What is the story? …
