Blessings
A Band Sampler
by Jean Farish


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2002 - Newsletter #2
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Second Band: Whitework

This is a pulled thread technique based on the satin stitch. I've started a Stitch Primer with general tips about pulled thread. You will benefit by reading this before you begin. Work this band in two steps. For the first step, work left-to-right across the band, then work right-to-left in the second step. Learn the specifics about the second band by reading the whitework satin stitch how-to instructions. The stitch diagram fits within the blank box on the chart. This band will line up exactly under the first cross stitch band, with two threads in between.

NOTE: for perfect symmetry, you will make three stitches in the beginning section, seven stitches in the center section, and three stitches in the last section. All other sections are made up of sets of six stitches.

NOTE: Lines on the stitch diagram represent linen threads, not the usual squares on a chart. For an Aida substitute, click HERE.
Overall, this band sampler will be:
36 Stitches Wide
63 Stitches High

If you need to refer back to the first band, click HERE.

 Copyright 2002 by Jean Roberts Farish.
All rights reserved. This band and the bands to complete the "Blessings" sampler are offered as a complimentary chart to the subscribers of this newsletter to create no more than 12 completed works for their own use or as gifts. Other uses are prohibited without written consent. Non-subscribing stitchers are encouraged to subscribe to this newsletter which gives implicit permission to join us in stitching this project.		 Use 1 strand Ecru
#12 Pearl Cotton
 for this pulled satin stitch band. The three different types of lines on this chart will make sense once you see the stitch how-to instructions. All are stitched with this #12 Ecru Pearl Cotton.
THIRD BAND