For the Love of Stitching Sampler - Band 82

 

This band was made by working  threaded running stitch in different threads. 

 

Thread:

The  foundation rows of running stitch were worked in hand dyed cotton threads that had the same thickness as perle #8 thread. I then threaded the rows with different threads.  Working from the top down:

3 lines of A hand dyed soft Danish cotton which feels and works up in a similar way to coton a broder and is matt with no sheen. It is approximately the same thickness and weight as perle 8

2 lines of hand dyed cotton (crochet thread)

3 lines of hand dyed cotton 

3 lines of textured boucle cotton/rayon mix

1 line hand dyed mulberry silk  

3 lines of hand dyed cotton

1 line of textured boucle wool

3 lines of high sheen silk 

2 lines of hand dyed  rayon ribbon floss

All embroidery threads are hand dyed by me.

Fabric:

This section of my sampler is worked on 26 count linen which has been hand painted with procion cold water dyes.

Dyes:

Procion cold water dyes were used for both thread and foundation fabric

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 worked in March 1998

The back story:

This post is part of series documenting a hand embroidered band sampler, which now measures over 44 feet long and is still growing as I still stitch it. That is not a typo, if you want to know more about the sampler related posts are listed below and all posts in the series 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 

Just a quick note 

For those who are interested in taking a class with me. Introduction to Silk Ribbon Embroidery is scheduled to begin on June 18, 2009 and Studio Journals: A Designer’s Workhorse is scheduled to begin on June 11, 2009. Follow the links to read class descriptions and I have described  how classes work if you are curious.