Stitches:
This band of stitches illustrates two rows the first is crossed buttonhole and the second is Coral stitch
Crossed buttonhole stitch
Coral stitch
Thread:
A hand dyed mercerised cotton, which is about the same weight as DMC perle 5 thread which was hand dyed by me.
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 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 is dated 1996 – Jan 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.