Band Two

This band consists of two stitched ribbon rows. One ribbon is the one edged with Four Sided stitches and the other ribbon is enclosed by the rows with Satin stitches over two fabric threads.

The Satin stitches will use DMC Perle #8 Ecru and the beads are Mill Hill # 03002. You can substitute a dark navy blue for the beads or you can use the same color floss as the reindeer. Use two strands of floss to replace the bead with a Cross Stitch.  Use one strand of floss the color of the fabric to sew the beads on with a Cross stitch.

1.  To start this row drop down four fabric threads from the Nine Count Boxes and move in one fabric thread from your left marking thread. Do the entire row in Four Sided stitches . This row will end one fabric thread in from the right marking thread.

2.  For the arrow shaped Satin stitch row skip down from the Four Sided Stitch row two fabric threads. Move in one fabric thread from your left marking thread and start the row. The first Satin stitch is over two fabric threads, the next over three fabric threads, the next over four fabric threads, the next over three fabric threads and then repeat the whole process again. This row will end one fabric thread short of the right marking thread.

3.  Row 3 is a beaded row, Mill Hill 03002, Cross Stitch each bead over two fabric threads as marked. There are two fabric threads skipped between the peaks of the Arrow stitches on the arrow shaped rows. The bead is stitched in the open spaces formed by the short stitches of the arrow shaped rows.

4.  This row is ten fabric threads down from the start of Band 2. It is another arrow shaped Satin stitch row but upside down from the one above, it too starts one thread in from the left marking thread.

5.  This row of Four Sided stitches starts two fabric threads below the row of arrow shaped Satin stitches and one thread in from the left marking thread.  

6.  This row of Satin stitches is done over two fabric threads. Skip down two fabric threads from the previous row. It starts at the left side and ends at the right side of the sampler. It is best to remove the marking threads before you begin these stitches. They can get tangled up in the stitches and be difficult to remove.

7.   Skip down two fabric threads from the previous row and start one fabric thread in from the left marking thread for this row. It consists of blocks of four Satin stitches worked over four fabric threads. Four fabric threads are skipped between each block of four Satin stitches.

8.  This row starts two fabric threads down from the previous row and consists of Satin stitches over two fabric threads.  It starts at the left edge of the sampler and ends at the right edge. ©2000, Linda Fontenot, www.AmericanFolkArts.com  www.OvertheMoonDesigns.com