365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Sunday, February 17, 2019
Pulled-Thread Sampler
Day 127: Yesterday, we examined hardanger, in which the threads of the foundation cloth are removed to form holes in the finished work. Pulled-thread embroidery is very similar, but for the most part, the threads of the even-weave fabric base are left intact. The working thread is pulled up tightly to create open areas in it. Here, several different stitches are displayed in a 48-count sampler. The three rows on the border have had threads removed, with the cut ends re-woven into the base cloth. However, the center has not and, in the execution of pulled-thread work, the route of the working thread must be planned with care to keep it from showing on the face of the needlework. More commonly seen than the lacework shown here, hemstitching is a very basic form of pulled-thread work.
Labels:
lacemaking,
needlearts,
pulled-thread embroidery,
sampler
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