About RSN Stitch Bank
Hem stitch (Drawn Thread)
- Spoke stitch
This stitch is a drawn thread stitch where the edge of the open area is embellished with back and overcast stitches. It can be used in conjunction with other drawn thread stitches.
Hem stitch (Drawn Thread) is generously sponsored by Mary Janet Kepher
Method
Prepare for hem stitch by following one of the drawn thread removal techniques.
Cast on in one corner of the overwoven end, count two threads along and bring the needle up in the open area.
Go back over the same two threads and take the needle down.
Count two threads along and bring the needle up in the same place as before.
Count two threads into the undisturbed fabric and take the needle down.
Count two threads along and bring the needle up in the open section.
Count two threads back and take the needle down, bringing it back up in the original place.
Pull the thread tight to draw the threads together.
Count into the fabric by two threads and take the needle down, while holding the thread tight. This acts as a holding stitch to keep the threads gathered.
Continue all along one edge until the end, fastening off in the overwoven end.
Repeat hem stitch along the upper edge.
A finished sample of hem stitch.
Hem stitch (Drawn Thread)
Common uses
Hem stitch is very useful for borders and may be worked on both sides of drawn threads, or just on one side for different effects.
Embroidery Techniques
Variant Stitches
Related Stitches
References
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Mary Thomas’s Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches (1934) , p.111–2