Pulled thread work and drawn thread work

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For all who do pulled thread or drawn thread work or who want to learn. Pulled thread collects fabric threads into clumps, drawn thread removes some threads.

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Comment by Hélène Rouèche on February 23, 2012 at 3:45: thank you Paula and Stefania for your information.

we don't have Strathaven in France but just found it on the web, therefore I found 40 counts. I will let you know the result. have a nice day

Comment by Stefania Bressan on February 23, 2012 at 0:47: @Héléne: you need a even weave linen fabric for Schwalm embroidery, best results with a 40count linen, easily countable and not too much coarse. Usually linen for clothes is not even weave, you should ask for linen for embroidery.

Comment by zeeniya zulfikar on February 23, 2012 at 0:46: Dear Grace Lister, Thank you so much for the information. Of course it is very clear & I'd like to try this for a skirt or maybe a blouse (top) to start with.

Comment by D. Paula Banerji on February 22, 2012 at 19:45: I have always used Cashel linen for pulled thread as the fibres are nice and seperated and the thread can be tightened to get the required effect.

For Hardanger and Drawn thread work any even weave linen can be used. Hardanger is traditionally done on 22 count even weave linen and I have done it on that as well as 28 count as well. I like using Strathaven Linen for Drawn thread work and it has worked well for me. I did a Schwalm piece on Strathaven linen and it looks great. Tristan Brooks Designs carries Strathaven linen. I hope this helps.

Comment by Hélène Rouèche on February 22, 2012 at 4:41: hy ladies, I . did a cushion (schwalm embroidery) with linen for clothes but it was really difficult because threads have not the same thickness and are not regular, so that the final result is not really nice. same result with old cotton sheet for bed. I have not yet found the right fabric.

Have a nice day

Comment by Grace Lister on February 22, 2012 at 3:21: zeeniya zulfikar You don't use a transparent fabric for this technique but it does have to be fairly fine. You must be able to count the threads or at least if doing drawn work, you must be able to withdraw threads. Hardanger work is done on actual Hardanger fabric or Evenweave which is a counted thread fabric. I have seen skirts worked with pulled or drawn work which come out beautifully also Hardanger work but the Hardanger would be more solid construction. I hope this is clear to you.

Comment by zeeniya zulfikar on February 21, 2012 at 23:56: I like to try drawn thread embroidery (hardanger) for a skirt, but don't like it to be transparent (or see through) Is it possible to use any type of soft cotton material for this purpose? Thanks.

Comment by KathrynK in Blacklick on February 21, 2012 at 18:09: Thanks for the links. The ABC Stitch site is a new one for me.

I'm about six months away from actually doing the project and haven't yet decided whether it will be pulled or drawn. I've got a stack of swatches to experiment on with various stitches while I finalize designs.

I've been so impressed by the work done by the members of this group, I made my inquiry to see if anyone has particularly favorite fabrics that I may have missed and should try.

Kathryn

Comment by Lorelei Halley on February 20, 2012 at 17:46: KathrynK

Here are some sources in the U.S.:

http://www.nordicneedle.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Action=LOGO&...

http://abcstitch.com/fabrics/fab.php?all=yes&itemtype=Wichelt Linen 18ct

Personally, I would not use the same fabric for pulled thread as for drawn thread. For pulled thread a linen which is evenweave is better. Also a cloth that has visible spaces between the threads is better. This makes it easier for the pulling to create visible holes as you stitch, and that is the key to good pulled work.

Drawn fabric embroidery can be done on evenweave, but it isn't necessary. I would think that a more closely woven fabric would work well.

Comment by KathrynK in Blacklick on February 19, 2012 at 12:20: What is a good linen to use for pulled/drawn thread work. I want a high quality that is appropriate for use in an altar cloth and am willing to pay whatever it's worth. If you know of a US source for the fabric, that would be a plus.