For the Love of Stitching Sampler – Band 366

Stitches Running stitches have been laced with a metallic thread and detached chain motifs have been worked in the spaces created by the pattern. Thread  The straight stitches are worked in cotton the detached chain are hand dyed wool, and the straight stitches between them are worked in a hand …

For the Love of Stitching Sampler – Band 364

Stitches This band of stitching two lines of Creten stitch worked in a pattern. Beads are stitched alon gthe middle Thread  The band is worked in hand dyed cotton perle #5 Fabric: Linda, 27cnt evenweave fabric produced by Zweigart Size: The sampler is 15 cm (6 inches) wide and all …

For the Love of Stitching Sampler – Band 363

Stitches This band of stitching is an arrangement of straight stitches and fly stitch worked with a seed bead sitting in the middle of the of the fly stitch. Thread  The band is worked in cotton that is hand dyed by me. I it is approximately the same thickness as perle 8 …

For the Love of Stitching Sampler – Band 362

Stitches This band of stitching consists of straight stitches, cross stitch, fly stitch and bullion knot buds which are made of two bullion knots worked side by side. Thread  The straight stitches are worked in wool, the bullion stitches are worked in silk and the cross stitches are worked in …

For the Love of Stitching Sampler – Band 361

Stitches This band of stitching is  stepped threaded running stitch Thread  The foundation row of running stitch is cotton and the lacing is done in a wool that has a fine metallic thread twisted through it. Fabric: Linda, 27cnt evenweave fabric produced by Zweigart Date: This section of the sampler …

For the Love of Stitching Sampler – Band 360

Stitches This band of stitching is made up of two lines of curved chain stitch. In the dips of the curve I have worked three  detached chain stitches. Each cluster of three stitches had a seed bead stitched at the base. I then added a  Farago rose which is worked in …

Introducing Section 26 on the For Love of Stitching Band Sampler

Band 352 was the end of the crazy quilted section of the sampler and we return to a more regular format with section 26. Section 26 was finished in November 2007 just as Labour won the election. I stitched the last comment as I watched the broadcast of the count …