For the Love of Stitching Sampler - Band 194
Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 6:00AM | Sharon B | 1 Comment | in For the Love of Stitching Band Sampler 
Stitches
This band of stitching consists of 5 rows of chain stitch. Three rows are threaded with metallic thread and these are spaced between two rows of whipped chain stitch. The whipping was done in the same metallic thread.
Thread
Hand dyed cotton laced with a metallic yarn called Excel
Fabric:
Linen hand dyed
Dyes:
Procion dyes for cotton threads and 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
Reader Comments (1)
This is a wonderful sample of chain stitching.