Drawn thread

Recreating the past

Today I am practicing a basic heirloom technique known as “Drawn” or “Pulled” thread work embroidery. This type of embroidery is achieved by gently pulling out individual thread along the grain line to create a small gap in the fabric. A combination of hand stitches is then used to create simple to elaborate designs within...

When I searched for Drawn-Thread techniques for making a fringed hem, I didn't quite find what I wanted. So after practicing various other techniques so that I got the idea down, I figured out a set of stitches to get a pretty fringed hem, using the threads from the fabric itself (rather than sewing on a separate fringe). I made a rather pretty apron with it! More about this on my site: www.morgandonner.com/2013/09/apron-largesse/

Fabrics for embroidery are available in different thread counts and in cotton, linen, and blends. Find out which fabric is best for your project.

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Last week, I showed you how to re-weave the threads withdrawn from the fabric in order to produce a “clean” edge for drawn thread embroidery techniques. Here’s a little easier way to finish the edge of a drawn thread area. This is perhaps the most commonly used technique for making an edge around a drawn ...

Learn to make drawn thread work by hand! Drawn thread work is a beautiful whitework embroidery which is popular since the Middle Ages!

A number of people have asked how I did the hems on my January TAST samples. So I have put together a few tips. Firstly I have to say that this type of hem takes a bit of time to...

I keep talking about my embroidery but never put many examples of my own work up. Problem is, my scanner is on the blink. But after a comment from Lorelei I have got my act together and started to scan...