This band of stitching is created by working three lines of herringbone stitch, each on top of the other. Thread: Three different types of cotton, each hand dyed by me and about the same weight and thickness as perle #8. Fabric: This section of my sampler is worked on cream dress …
Stitch: This seam is embellished with a line of zig-zag chain stitch running along the edge of a piece of lace Thread: A hand dyed rayon thread. Placement on block: On block 12 this seam sits between piece 4 and piece 3 Dyes: Procion cold water dyes for the rayon. What is the …
The Tennessee Sampler Survey website states that their aim it to document and preserve Tennessee’s needlework heritage. To quote the site “The Tennessee Sampler Survey was founded as a not-for-profit organization in 2004. Our mission is to document and preserve Tennessee’s needlework heritage. Our research includes documenting Tennessee samplers made …
This band of stitching is created by working two lines of herringbone stitch. The second row (yellow) is worked on top of the first Thread: The green is perle thread #8 and the yellow is a hand dyed wool which is about the same weight as Appletons. Fabric: This section of my sampler …
Stitches: The first detail of block 12 is an old favourite, feather stitch, with a seed bead at the end of each arm. Thread: A stranded rayon floss Placement on block: On block 12 this seam sits between piece 4 and piece 9 Beads: Seed beads What is the story? …
The Australian arm of a global project by the institute of figuring has completed another part of the “Hyberbolic Crochet” reef. The exhibit opened at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney last week. You can see images on the Sydney Hyberbolic Crochet Coral Reef blog. Not only is there some great …
This band of stitching is created by sections of single herringbone stitch and simply repeating them across the band. Thread: A hand dyed cotton. Fabric: This section of my sampler is worked on cream dress linen Dyes: Procion cold water dye for the cotton thread. Size: All samples are 15 cm (6 inches) …
