This band is worked in back stitch. It is a pattern I discovered on an Italian Sampler which is housed in the Victorian and Albert Museum. I spent a very pleasant afternoon in the study area while I drafted out the pattern. It is worked in back stitch because I wanted to …
This band is a pattern created with back stitch, Algerian Eye stitch, and a canvaswork stitch called Rhodes stitch. You can find directions on how to work Rhodes stitch on page 195 of The Embroidery Stitch Bible by Betty Barnden Thread: Hand dyed perle #8 for all Fabric: This section of my …
This band is a pattern made up of half Algerian eye stitch turned on an angle, surrounded by straight stitch. A row of cross stitch borders the band top and bottom. Thread: A hand dyed perle thread #8 for the Algerian eye stitch, hand dyed mercerised cotton for the cross stitch and a hand …
This band is a pattern made up of cross stitch and straight stitch Thread: The cross stitches are worked in mercerised cotton and the straight stitches are worked in silk. The larger cross stitches were worked using a fine soft cotton that is similar to flower thread. All embroidery threads are …
As you can see we have now moved off my little doodle cloth to the next section of my sampler. This block consits of 4 rows of Long-armed Cross stitch. Thread: A hand dyed mercerised cotton Fabric: This section of my sampler is worked on 26 count linen which has been hand …
This band is of an experimental piece of needleweaving. The band is a freeform variation of needlewoven bars which you will find on page 135 of The Embroidery Stitch Bible by Betty Barnden Thread: The band is done in a mix of threads. Different parts of it are done in DMC …
This band of stitching is a needleweaving pattern created out of woven bars. Woven bars can be found on page 135 of The Embroidery Stitch Bible by Betty Barnden Thread: A hand dyed soft Danish cotton which feels and works up in a similar way to coton a broder and is matt …
