Band description: This design is a combination of canvas stitches. Crossed stitches included Rice stitch, cross stitch, Leviathan stitch, and Rhodes stitch. These are arranged between blocks of slanting straight stitches and sequins secured with a bead. Threads: This band is worked in a hand dyed wool and rayon ribbon floss. …
Band description: This is a check pattern of stitches which alternate between Rice stitch and straight stitches worked on a diagonal slant in a regular manner. Threads: On the rice stitch the base cross is worked in yellow rayon ribbon floss and the top bars are worked in a hand dyed …
Band 152 is also section 10. It is a little sampler that is a section in its own right. This area was an experiment with plastic shirt buttons as I was interested in creating patterns with them. These are mens shirt buttons arranged to shade. People always respond to this …
Readers might be happy to know that this is the last band in section 9 which is made up of herringbone experiments and tomorrow we have a another section. This band of stitching is another mixed stitch as it is created by working two rows of the hybrid of chevron stitch and herringbone stitch. …
This band of is created by working a line of herringbone stitch and tying it with detached chain Thread: Perle thread #8 for the herringbone and a hand dyed mercerised cotton for the detached chain stitch. Fabric: This section of my sampler is worked on cream dress linen Dyes: Procion cold water …
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 …
Over the next couple of weeks I will talk about each area of the For Love of Stitching Band Sampler which was worked in April 1998 on 26 count linen. It is 6 inches wide In section 5 I took a different turn with my sampler experiments as I decided to work …
