Karen Buell Designs

Pulled and Drawn Thread

Both of these techniques can be called whitework.  That is, they are traditionally worked on white fabric with white thread.  Drawn thread work entails cutting some of the threads, usually in one direction and actually removing them from the fabric.  Stitches are then worked at the edge of or within the drawn area to secure and decorate the open area. 

Pulled thread work is not cut.  The working thread follows a regular pattern and is pulled so as to distort the threads in the background pattern in a deliberate and consistent pattern.  The thread and the background fabric work together to produce a new background texture.  These textured areas may be borders, fillings or overall designs.  

D28Jewelry Bag0002.JPG (28119 bytes) D28K Jewelry/Evening Bag -8" drawstring bag made with 20 count Lugana® fabric, Watercoulor® and Soie Crystale® threads.  Bands of drawn work are done around the bag in sampler-like fashion. $39.50
D28D Jewelry/Evening Bag - Chart Pack $5.50
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D29K Old Hedebo Angel - White Lugana® 25 count fabric with white perle cotton and metallic thread; Curved edge areas are surrounded with chain stitch, then cut and filled similarily to Hardanger Embroidery. $26.00
D29D Old Hedebo Angel - Chart Pack $5.50
D32Hearts & Flow0003.JPG (21205 bytes) D32K Hearts and Flowers - 4" x 5" design; white 28count Quaker Cloth with DMC® perle cotton and Coton a Broder®; Schwalm Embroidery is a distintive type of drawn work done in Northern Germany. $20.00
D32D Hearts and Flowers - Chart Pack $5.50
D33Holly Card0004.JPG (32122 bytes) D33K  Holly Card - Designed for the oval cut-out of a 4" x 5" laser cut card; Ivory 28 count Quaker cloth with Ivory DMC® perle cotton.  Schwalm embroidery as above.  Dark green paper and card included.  $12.50
D33D Holly Card - Chart Pack $5.50
P35Diamond Orn0005.JPG (24465 bytes) P35K Diamond Ornament - White 28 count Quaker Cloth® with DMC® white perle cotton, silver metallic and silver crystal beads. Materials for both designs included.   $22.05
P35D Diamond Ornament - Chart Pack $5.50

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