For the Love of Stitching Sampler – Band 102

This is the last band of this section of the sampler. It is made up of a pattern that consists of half Eye stitch and straight stitches which make up lines of Satin stitch

Thread:

The eye stitch is worked in a hand dyed cotton that is about the same thickness as perle 8. The first row of satin stitch is worked in a hand dyed wool which is about the same weight as Appletons. The next line is hand dyed silk followed by a row of hand dyed mercerised cotton. Th last row is wool.

Fabric:

This section of my sampler is worked on 26 count linen

Dyes:

Procion cold water dyes for threads that consist of natural fibre such as the cotton, wool and silk.

Size:

All samples are 15 cm (6 inches) wide and stitched together in one long band sampler.

The sampler is currently 44 ft 5 inches or 533 inches (1353.83 centimetres) or 14.8 yards (13.53 metres) long and still being added to.

Date:

This section of the sampler was worked in April 1998

Sampler FAQ and back story
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All posts in the series are in the category  the Love of Stitching Band Sampler.