Rocky Mountain Stitcher

Notes etc under the Loara Standish Blog but just wanted to share.

I decided to open a new blog for the Loara Standish Sampler. This will keep all the posts together for those doing the SAL and save this blo...

Loara Standish Sampler. Made by Loara Standish. Material : Linen with silk embroidery. Made in Duxbury, MA, c1653. Descended in th...

This band was a bit confusing because the directions called it a long Arm Cross but the diagram looks more like an upside down Montenegrin s...

The chart says count down 6 threads but I figured that is where you begin the next stitch below. Not 6 stitches between rows at le...

The fabric came in the kit and it 35ct so the finished sampler won't be as small as the original which was stitched over 50 ct. Band One...