This row of stitching is a band is a line of knotted Cable chain stitch Thread: A hand dyed cotton (crochet thread), which is about the same thickness and weight as perle #5 Fabric: The piece is worked on a scrap of furnishing fabric that I discovered in a swatch book from a soft furnishing …
This row of stitching is two bands of hemstitch which is on page 130 of The Embroidery Stitch Bible by Betty Barnden. It is listed as spoke stitch in this book but I feel sure that most people who do drawn thread embroidery know it as Hem stitch. The bottom row …
I have come to another join in the For Love of Stitching band sampler. It feels like I was documenting the last band for ever and day. I hope it was not too boring. As I explained when I introduced the last piece most of the stitches worked in the …
These are the last two rows of this section of the band sampler. The first row is a type of buttonhole called rosette of thorns. The second row is a type of chain stitch which is reversed chain stitch. Thread: The rosette of thorns stitch is worked in superfine merino …
This band is a row of chain braid stitch. Thread: A hand dyed cotton (crochet thread) Fabric: This section of the sampler is worked on tea towel linen which is not quite an even weave. Dyes: Procion cold water dyes Size: All samples are 15 cm (6 inches) wide and stitched …
This band illustrates two rows of stitches. The first is row up and down buttonhole stitch. The second is a variety of chain stitch called two colour chain stitch. You can find directions on page 57 of The Embroidery Stitch Bible by Betty Barnden. As I explained when I introduced this …
This is a row of detached chain stitch which has been threaded with a thicker thread. Thread: DMC perle thread #8 has been used for the detached chain and the stitches have been threaded with hand dyed lampshade fringing which is very similar to Bunka thread Fabric: This section of the …
