This section of the band sampler is simple cross stitch and I found the bee motif online on a free sites Unfortunately I can’t find it again to link to it! I simply repearted the motif 3 times across the sampler. Thread A hand dyed soft Danish cotton which feels and …
This first band of stitching on section 11 is quite boring! My name is created using back stitch, which is then surrounded with cross stitch. On either side I worked a pattern of diagonal straight stitches in blocks. This stitch is often worked in canvas work or needlepoint projects. Thread: A …
Over the next couple of weeks I will talk about each band in this section which I hope readers will enjoy seeing. There is a mix of even weave stitches on the sampler which I will discuss in future posts The sample is worked on Aida and most of the …
Band 152 is also section 10. It is a little sampler that is a section in its own right. This area was an experiment with plastic shirt buttons as I was interested in creating patterns with them. These are mens shirt buttons arranged to shade. People always respond to this …
Readers might be happy to know that this is the last band in section 9 which is made up of herringbone experiments and tomorrow we have a another section. This band of stitching is another mixed stitch as it is created by working two rows of the hybrid of chevron stitch and herringbone stitch. …
This is another experiment generated out or playing with herringbone stitch as I created it by working the top section of herringbone around in a square and repeating the stitch over the top but moving inwards. I thought of doing it when looking at band 140. If you take a look …
This band of stitching is another mixed stitch as it is created by working two rows of the hybrid of chevron stitch and herringbone stitch Thread: Perle thread #5. 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 …
