Band description:
This design is a combination of canvas stitches. Crossed stitches included Rice stitch, cross stitch, Leviathan stitch, and Rhodes stitch. These are arranged between blocks of slanting straight stitches and sequins secured with a bead.
Threads:
This band is worked in a hand dyed wool and rayon ribbon floss.
Fabric:
This section is worked on Aida
Dyes:
Procion cold water dyes are used to dye the threads
Size:
The sampler is 15 cm (6 inches) wide and all sections are 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:
This section of the sampler was finished in November 2005.
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This is fabulous! I’ve used these stitches with my needlepoint for many years – but never arrived at a combination like this. I must try it – especially since I now have some fine new threads from your Artfire store. This has lots of possibilities, (and an axcuse to use sequins.)