Category: Long Band Sampler

This band is created by working two lines of buttonhole, and adding detached chain, straight stitches and seed beads. Threads Wool and rayon ribbon floss Fabric: 26 cnt linen Size: The For Love of Stitching Band Sampler is 15 cm (6 inches) wide. It consists of different strips of fabric which are are …

This band is created by working lines of alternating buttonhole, and adding beads in the gaps formed by the pattern Threads Hand dyed silk Fabric: 26 cnt linen Size: The For Love of Stitching Band Sampler is 15 cm (6 inches) wide. It consists of different strips of fabric which are are stitched …

This is a version of buttonhole stitch, as it is worked swinging the groups of 4 arms from side to side creating a pattern. Threads Perle #5 cotton. Fabric: 26 cnt linen Size: The For Love of Stitching Band Sampler is 15 cm (6 inches) wide. It consists of different strips of …

This is the other side of the sampler. As I explained in my last post the pattern shifts and and changes. It is created by working a combination of canvas stitches most of which are based on straight stitches and crossed stitches. It forms a solid border around this section …

This pattern shifts and and changes. It is created by working a combination of canvas stitches most of which are based on straight stitches and crossed stitches. It forms a solid border around this section of the sampler. You can see what I mean by a border the introductory post …

This is band 299 on the For Love of stitching band sampler and it declares my age in 2008 when it was stitched on my birthday. For some quirky reason I decided to add it. Threads Perle #8 cotton Fabric: 26 cnt linen Size: The For Love of Stitching Band Sampler is …

The is pattern created by working a combination of buttonhole, straight stitches and French knots Threads Perle #5 cotton, wool and stranded cotton floss . Fabric: 26 cnt linen Size: The For Love of Stitching Band Sampler is 15 cm (6 inches) wide. It consists of different strips of fabric which are are …