On 16 Mar 2009, at 08:52, Sue wrote:
I have read several references to pulling a thread and am not
quite sure if you mean to remove that thread to allow you to fold
there, sew there or what. ?
I suspect that for a handkie you'd want to do drawn thread
embroidery, not pulled thread. Here are a few websites that show the
differences between them and how to do either.
http://www.needlework-tips-and-techniques.com/pulled-thread-
embroidery.html
http://www.florin.ms/puntoantico.html
http://www.needlenthread.com/2009/02/excellent-drawn-thread-
embroidery-book.html
http://www.willowfabrics.com/drawn_thread.shtm
Hope this helps.
Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada
Visit the Seaspray Guild of Lacemakers web site:
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/quinbot
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