Stitch:
This is a band of double herringbone worked close together in various threads
Thread:
A hand dyed cotton, wool, ribbon floss, knitting ribbon, silk and fine metallic braid
Fabric:
This section of the sampler is a dress linen which is not quite an even weave, hand painted with procion cold water dyes.
Dyes:
Procion cold water dyes for the cotton threads
Disperse dyes (also known as transfer dyes) on the knitting ribbon.
Size:
All samples are 15 cm (6 inches) wide and stitched together in one long band sampler.
Sampler FAQ and back story
For the full back story on this piece visit the Sampler FAQ.
All posts in the series are in the category the Love of Stitching Band Sampler.
I like how these layers of stitches work together to create what looks like fabric!
Hi Sharon, I just wanted to let you know that I am really enjoying these band by band posts.
This one is great, I’ve never though of herringbone as a filling stitch, but I love the texture created here. Already I am getting inspiration for different ways to use familiar stitches.
Thank you, CA
Ohhhhhhhh Sharonnnnnnn,
That’s wonderful.
I love how the shifting colors and weights of thread changing at irregular places gives the whole band a feeling of naturalness and movement even though it is a very regular repeated stitch on a grid.