Stitches The First band of this sampler is very simple as it is simply 3 rows of herringbone stitch stacked to form a pattern for a fill. Thread: A hand dyed mercerised cotton which is about the same thickness and weight as perle #5 Fabric: This section of my sampler is worked on cream …
This detail is actually 3 details but I thought they could all be covered in one post. First there is the seam treatment, then the lace motif and finally the charm Stitches: This seam is covered with a piece of braid. Each side of the braid is embellished with a …
We are now at the next big section of the sampler. As readers may sense this was a busy time of my life for me. I started this sampler in 2004 and completed it early 2005. The whole sampler consists of variations of herringbone stitch. In fact that was the …
Stitches: This seam embellishment is quite easy to do as it is a row of herringbone stitch (in lilac) that has been laced with yellow thread. Thread: DMC perle thread #5. Placement and Foundation Fabric: This embellishes the seam is between piece 4 and pieces 1 and 3 on the …
Like the previous section this is a self contained little unit I added to the strip. It is a highly textured area set against some pulled thread work and flat canvas stitches. Stitches: This area has a snake like line worked in casalguidi stitch which is surrounded withbullion knots, buttonhole …
Stitches: This seam is embellished with a line of buttonhole stitch. I then added some detached chain stitches and some straight stitches before adding the disk shaped beads. Thread: DMC perle thread #5. Placement and Foundation Fabric: This seam is between piece 7 and pieces 2 and 6 on the diagram of block …
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