This band of stitching is created by working two lines of herringbone stitch close together. Thread: A hand dyed baby knitting wool. Fabric: This section of my sampler is worked on cream dress linen Dyes: Disperse dyes (also known as transfer dyes) on the synthetic threads such as baby wool. Size: …
This band of stitching is created by working three lines of herringbone stitch, each on top of the other. Thread: Three different types of cotton, each hand dyed by me and about the same weight and thickness as perle #8. Fabric: This section of my sampler is worked on cream dress …
This band of stitching is created by working two lines of herringbone stitch. The second row (yellow) is worked on top of the first Thread: The green is perle thread #8 and the yellow is a hand dyed wool which is about the same weight as Appletons. Fabric: This section of my sampler …
This band of stitching is created by sections of single herringbone stitch and simply repeating them across the band. Thread: A hand dyed cotton. Fabric: This section of my sampler is worked on cream dress linen Dyes: Procion cold water dye for the cotton thread. Size: All samples are 15 cm (6 inches) …
This band of stitching is created by working two lines of herringbone stitch which are then tied by weaving a stitch over and under the herringbone bars at the point where herringbones crosses Thread: DMC perle thread #5 and the bars are woven with hand dyed wool Fabric: This section of my …
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 …
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 …
