Stitches: This band illustrates first a row of scroll stitch, second is a row of half buttonhole wheel stitch, and the last row is stem stitch. Thread: All stitches are worked in a hand dyed mercerised cotton which is the same weight and thickness as a DMC perle 8 thread. This …
The Embroiderers Guild of America publish a regular free projects under their Stitch-to-Learn series. The series is delivered as pdf files so you will need Acrobat Reader to open and read these files. You can download a free reader on the Acrobat site. An Introductory Program to Surface Stitchery is …
Stitches: This band consists of 3 rows of stitches the first being Cretan stitch worked tightly together, the row is chain stitch and the last row is Satin stitch worked in straight line Thread: The first row is a hand dyed perle cotton, size 5. The second row is a hand …
I recently rounded up all the sampler pieces I worked last year and pieced them together then added them to my For the love of stitching band sampler. I had an email asking how I back my sampler and I promised to blog what I did, this is what I …
Stitches: This band illustrates first Herringbone, then a line of Back stitch, followed by a row of Chevron Stitch, then a line of Running Stitch and finally a row of Buttonhole . These are all basic stitches. Thread: A hand dyed mercerised cotton, which is about the same weight as perle 5 DMC Fabric: This section of the …
Rayon Ribbon Floss looks like a small thin ribbon of silk but is actually made of rayon. Rayon has a high sheen which makes it an attractive thread to use in hand embroidery. It can really lift an area and add a little extra to your work. This thread has a …
As I mentioned yesterday this next section is dated 1996 – Jan 1998 Stitches: The first band is raised chain stitch. Being the first band, raised and on the edge of the sampler it is a bit worse for wear. As I explained yesterday this sampler was used to demonstrate …
