For the Love of Stitching Sampler - Band 159
Friday, November 27, 2009 at 6:00AM |
Sharon B |
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For the Love of Stitching Band Sampler 
Band description:
This pattern is a traditional cross stitch design.
Threads:
This band is worked in a hand dyed cotton.

Fabric:
This section of my sampler is worked on Aida
Dyes:
Procion cold water dyes for the threads
Size:
All samples are 15 cm (6 inches) wide and stitched together in one long band sampler.
The sampler is currently 44 ft 5 inches or 533 inches (1353.83 centimetres) or 14.8 yards (13.53 metres) long and still being added to.
Date:
This section of the sampler was finished in November 2005.
The back story:
This series is documenting a long hand embroidered band sampler, which is still growing as I still stitch it. More about the band sampler are in the category For the Love of Stitching band sampler
Other related posts
Introductory Post - how and why this sampler came to be made
A few questions answered about fabric choice and width
Extending and backing the sampler
For the Love of Stitching Sampler Sections 1 and 2
For the Love of Stitching Sampler Sections 3 and 4
For the Love of Stitching Sampler Section 5
For the Love of stitching Sampler Section 6
For the Love of Stitching Sampler Section 7
For the Love of Stitching Sampler Section 8
For the Love of Stitching Sampler Section 9
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Reader Comments (1)
This is a lovely reminder of how a very simple piece of stitching can be so beautiful -- I wish I was always so inspired!