I found a couple of articles on the history of red dye which I think some readers will find of interest. This teaser quote is from Turkey Red in Blackley: A Chapter in the History of Dyeing by W.H. Cliffe “Among the natural dyestuffs available to the dyers of the …
This band of stitching is a line of herringbone stitch, tied with a vertical straight stitch Thread: DMC perle thread #5, and #8. 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 …
I occasionally get emails about the length of my band sampler asking if it would make the Guinness book of records. It would not, as the UK Embroiderers’ guild hold the record. You can read about it here “With the help of over 7,000 participants of all ages and abilities …
Stitches: This CQ detail is actually a way to decorate a block with a button. I have used the button to represent a flower. The stem is created using stem stitch and the leaves are a silk ribbon embroidery leaf stitch. Thread: The stem is hand dyed perle thread #5, …
Stitches The First band of this sampler is very simple as it is simply 3 rows of herringbone stitch stacked to form a pattern for a fill. Thread: A hand dyed mercerised cotton which is about the same thickness and weight as perle #5 Fabric: This section of my sampler is worked on cream …
This detail is actually 3 details but I thought they could all be covered in one post. First there is the seam treatment, then the lace motif and finally the charm Stitches: This seam is covered with a piece of braid. Each side of the braid is embellished with a …
We are now at the next big section of the sampler. As readers may sense this was a busy time of my life for me. I started this sampler in 2004 and completed it early 2005. The whole sampler consists of variations of herringbone stitch. In fact that was the …
