Category: Long Band Sampler

This is a row of Cretan stitch, which has been worked fairly close together and whipped down the central spine. Thread: The Cretan stitch is worked in a hand dyed cotton which is about the same thickness and weight as perle 8. It has been whipped with a  Madeira metallic thread Fabric: This section of the …

This section is once again actually two bands. The first is a row of fly stitch, the second is whipped fly stitch. Threads: The first row of fly stitch is worked in a  hand dyed mercerised cotton,  the second is a soft hand dyed soft Danish cotton which feels and works up in a …

This is a line of closed buttonhole stitch Thread: A hand dyed wool Fabric: This section of the sampler is worked on tea towel linen which is not quite an even weave. Dyes: Procion cold water dyes for the wool Size: The band sampler is 15 cm (6 inches) wide …

This line of stitching is a band of Open Chain stitch Thread: A hand dyed soft Danish cotton which feels and works up in a similar way to coton a broder and is matt with no sheen. It is approximately the same thickness and weight as perle 8 Fabric: This section of the …

This is a line of feathered chain stitch Thread: Hand dyed lampshade fringing which is very similar to Bunka thread. Lampshade fringing is made is such away that once it starts to unravel it is very easy to unpull. I purchased the lampshade fringing and unpicked it to get the thread, then dyed it. …

This band illustrates Berwick stitch which is a member of the buttonhole family of stitches. 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 for thread Size: All samples are …

Today’s image actually illustrated two lines of stitching on my sampler. The first line is a row of Portuguese knotted stem stitch. The second row is threaded arrow stitch Thread: The Portuguese knotted stem stitch is worked in a hand dyed high gloss silk. The threaded arrow stitch has a foundation …