This is another close detail from section 50 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler which is 15 cm (6 inches) wide and 96 feet 5 inches or 29.3878 meters long. It is still growing… I am not an obsessive or anything… This is an example of pattern darning and I have used …
Today I have a detail from section 50 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler The thumbnail will lead you to an article about this section of my Love of Stitching Band Sampler which is 15 cm (6 inches) wide and currently measures 96 feet 5 inches 29.3878 meters long. It is still …
I have always liked this little detail on section 50 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler It is very simple as it consists of two rows of buttonhole stitch shaped as a scallop and worked back to back. I used a hand dyed silk thread that has approximately the same …
Today I have a detail from section 50 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler This detail is a small freeform section that consists of varieties chain stitch, buttonhole bars, and French knots. The threads I used are mix of cotton, silk and rayon. Some are regular commercial threads and some are …
Today I have a detail from section 50 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler The thumbnail will take you to an article about this section of my freeform band sampler. Stitches Used This band of stitches is created by first working 4 lines of chain stitch. Then I worked tied herringbone between them …
Today I have a detail from section 50 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler Click on the thumbnail for an article about this section of the embroidery. Stitches Used This is a sample of chained cross stitch. It was stitch number 79 of the TAST stitches. I worked it on hand painted …
Last night, at the Albert Hall in Canberra, the Embroiderers’ Guild ACT annual exhibition was opened by Dr Brendan Nelson Director of the Australian War Memorial and former Defence Minister. This year I was excited as I was invited to exhibit my band sampler. At nearly 100 feet long it ran …
