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I have chosen for a color combination of red and green. I dyed the most fabrics with Protion and only a few fabrics with Dye-Na-Flow.
The colors I used are similar to the colors of the stemps. Perhaps I will use a little bit of black and golden colors seen in the stemps.
First exercise:
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The following four examples show different patterns formed by withdrawing threads.
Second exercise:
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Weave threads were pulled sideways to the left and right edges. Caused by this pulling the central dark area was dissolved in horizontal lines.
In the lower part of this fabric the weavethreads were pulled inwards to the center. The threads make loops.
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In this exercise groups of threads withdrawn from one end and then re- threaded and stitched back into the fabric in different directions.
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Groups of withdrawn threads are re-woven in different directions and ways. After re-waving I did a little bit handstitching with withdrawn threads.
Chapter 6
Picture 33 (sampler)
Stitchery ideas to decorate the drawn fabric
Different rows of stitching, waving, wrapping, threads drawn together
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A sampler of diagonal stitching on the bars and diagonal stitching on the cross overs. In this sampler I used machine and hand stitching. The withdrawn threads are manipulated around the edges.
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Machine zig-zag stitching. The zig-zag stitching is only vertical. Hand stitching is done in both directions. I have used withdrawn threads from other exercises and yarns.
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Tucks:
The threads are withdrawn in one direction and folded to tucks and sewed down by zig-zag (machine).
The next exercise is done in both directions.
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In this exercise I pulled nearly all threads out. They are sewed together by machine satin stitches in stepped blocks. So I produced holes.
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In this exercise the threads were snipped in the center and withdrawn from the center outwards. The start and the end of the diagonal line are done in zig-zag machine stitches and they held down the bundles of withdrawn threads.
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Combine hand and machine stitching
For this exercise I decided for a jute because the withdrawing of threads makes me very nervous and rises my bloodpressure. This sampler has areas with withdrawn threads and areas were threads were pulled together. In both areas I used hand and machine stitching. I have made cords for waving through the bars.
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Withdrawn threads from the center outwards in both directions to make different wide holes. Machine zig-zag over the bars in continous lines. Afterwards I made needle waving by hand over the machine stitched bars. I used different yarns and stripes of sari silk. Around the stitched area the withdrawn bundle threads were sthed down in different ways.
