Schwalm White Work Embroidery : December 2014 Challenge

White work has been such a divine form of embroidery due to its beauty and mesmerizing effect.Originally worked on white linen with white thread, this form of embroidery has broadened its possibilities.

For me it is definitely a challenge to do a white work embroidery.

Traditional design elements are based on the 'tree of life'. These include hearts, tulips, the sun, pine cones, flowers, fruit, leaves, tendrils, and the pigeon dove.

White work in itself is a wide form of embroidery involving many types of work. 

The different forms of works involved in White work embroidery are:

• Schwalm White work
• Drawn thread work
• Pulled Work
• Hardanger
• Needlelace
• Cut work embroidery
• Richelieu
• Reticella
• Hollie Point

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 Index

• Embroidery Stitches used in Schwalm White Work

• Introduction / Materials / First Stitches

• Drawn Thread Work

• Basic Marburg Filling Stitch on circle motif

• Tulip Motif and the Basic Filling Stitch 

• Four Sided Filling Stitch 

• Waffle Stitch 

• Joining Two Fabric Pieces 

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Schwalm White Work Embroidery

Schwalm White work embroidery includes  one or more of the following stitches or works:

• The reinforcement stitches
• Outline stitches
• Decorative Stitches
• Drawn Thread work and Filling Stitches
• Needle weaving
• Needle lace 

 

Materials Used 

• Even weave fabric / linen

• Thread  - Coton a broder is the ideal thread (like the divisible embroidery flossb but is non divisible). 

• Needles - Chenille or tapestry needles depending on the work.
• Embroidery hoop
• Magnifying system esp for fine linens 
• a seam ripper for drawn thread work ( I use a needle to pick thread and sharp blade to cut)

Design

 

The First Stitches / Reinforcement Stitches

Coral Stitch and Chain Stitch

Stitch for outlining

Buttonhole Stitch / scallop  ( not the actual buttonhole stitch  but the blanket stitch)

Not very symmetrical though ( asymmetry accentuated due to the angulation too),
I am more excited to start the Drawn thread work.

To be continued.........