This band on the Victoria Sampler piece is drawn thread work.
Basically, drawn thread is a whitework technique that exposes all the threads in one direction (unlike Hardanger that exposes groups of four threads in both directions), and then does some type of decorative work on the exposed threads. The very simplest drawn thread is to work a band of hemstitching along the top and bottom of the open area. This band actually takes that a step further and puts a band of double herringbone stitch down the center that effective acts like a soft hemstitch. Very textured and pretty.
Most of the time with this band was spent in the prep work. You withdraw part of a thread and then weave back into the edge of the sampler. The first thread is always the hardest, especially working right up against the beads this time.
Eventually you have removed and replaced parts of six threads. If you do it right, it looks like the linen was woven with a void in the weft threads.
Then it's just a matter of doing the decorative work.
Basically, drawn thread is a whitework technique that exposes all the threads in one direction (unlike Hardanger that exposes groups of four threads in both directions), and then does some type of decorative work on the exposed threads. The very simplest drawn thread is to work a band of hemstitching along the top and bottom of the open area. This band actually takes that a step further and puts a band of double herringbone stitch down the center that effective acts like a soft hemstitch. Very textured and pretty.
Most of the time with this band was spent in the prep work. You withdraw part of a thread and then weave back into the edge of the sampler. The first thread is always the hardest, especially working right up against the beads this time.
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