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instructions for how to sew the hem stitch

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/

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an old crocheted blanket with white squares and numbers on the front, sitting on a green surface

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...

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a close up view of a piece of fabric with some thread on it and an object in the background

Today, I’d like to show you how to make zig-zag bundles in your drawn thread work. It helps to understand basic hemstitch before moving on to zig-zags, so you might want to check out that tutorial if you’re just getting started with drawn thread embroidery. When you work zig-zags in drawn thread, you’re hemstitching the ...

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an old book with the title drawn thread work

The metadata below describe the original scanning. Follow the All Files: HTTP link in the View the book box to the left to find XML files that contain more...

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a pair of scissors cutting through the side of a piece of white fabric with black stitching

Last week, I showed you how to re-weave the threads withdrawn from the fabric in order to produce a “clean” edge for drawn thread embroidery techniques.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 ...

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a close up view of a piece of cloth with crochet work on it

Today, we’ll take a quick delve into the archives here on Needle ‘n Thread and touch on some embroidery techniques that I really, really love but that I haven’t had a lot of time to indulge in. I’m remedying that with the next Stitch Snippet project that will launch in July (it’s called Sweet Marguerite ...

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