For the Love of Stitching Sampler - Band 41

The first row in this band is twisted chain stitch. The second and third rows are made up of  herringbone stitch and French knots used to couch down some hand dyed ribbon

Thread:

Rayon ribbon floss for the twisted chain stitch.

A hand dyed mercerised cotton which is about the same weight as perle 8 was used for the herringbone and French knots.   

Fabric:

This section of the sampler is worked on tea towel linen which is not quite an even weave.

Dyes:

Procion cold water dyes for the threads and disperse dyes (also known as transfer dyes) on the synthetic satin ribbon. 

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 is dated 1996 - Jan 1998

The back story

I am in the process of documenting a hand embroidered band sampler, band by band, which now measures over 44 feet long and is still growing. For more of the back story of the piece read my introductory post  about it. 

All posts in the series are in the category For the Love of Stitching band sampler 

On Another Note

If you are thinking of working a sampler I have answered a few questions about width and fabric choice.  You may like to take Develop a Personal Library of Stitches as it would be very applicable and will start on March 4, 2009. If you have not taken a class online before  this is How classes work

Anyone working a band sampler or stitching along please leave a comment with a link to your blog so people can visit you and see. Even if you just take a stitch or two I would love to see it and I am sure others will too.

Remember if you looking for a stitch guide to hand embroidery stitches, instructions can be found in my stitch dictionary

Comments

[vero]

Sharon, your samplers are always exceptionnal, but this one caught my eyes. I like the way you process the ribbon.

[Elizabeth Almond]

I have a website called "Blackwork Journey" which promotes blackwork as a beautiful and adaptable technique. It has been a pleasure to look through your site to see the information you share so freely.