For the Love of Stitching Sampler - Band 198
Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 6:00AM | Sharon B | Post a Comment | in For the Love of Stitching Band Sampler 
Stitches
This is simple a line of zig-zag chain stitch that has been worked in hand dyed perle thread.
Thread
A hand dyed perle cotton thread
Fabric:
Linen hand dyed
Dyes:
Procion dyes used on the fabric and thread
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
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