This section of the band sampler is simple cross stitch and I found the bee motif online on a free sites Unfortunately I can’t find it again to link to it! I simply repearted the motif 3 times across the sampler.
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 12
Fabric:
This section of my sampler is worked on Aida
Dyes:
Procion cold water dyes for the threads
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 finished in November 2005.
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I’ve been waiting impatiently to see those bees close up. What a charming motif.
I love the Bees and the colour.
Very pretty!