Stitches

This is simple a line of chain stitch that has been worked in a thicker than normal thread.

Thread 

An 4 ply acrylic knitting yarn with a metallic thread through it. 

Fabric:

Linen hand dyed

Dyes: 

Procion dyes used on the fabric

Size:

The sampler is 15 cm (6 inches) wide and all sections are 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 January 2006.

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, 3 and 4, Section 5 ,  Section 6 ,  Section 7 ,  Section 8,  Section 9, Section 10, Section 11,  Section 12 and Section 13