embroideries

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Robe of the second Shepherd (C)

At the end, the second shepherd´s hat gets a simple, horizontal thread withdrawing by leaving 3, cutting 1

and with Wave stitches (coton à broder No. 20) the same pattern as the cape.

This completes the second figure, shepherd 2.

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Robe of the second Shepherd (B)

To ensure that the pattern in the two lower parts of the coat is at the same height, a horizontal thread is withdrawn for marking.

From there, a limet grid is established by leaving 3, cutting 1 and embroidered with filling pattern 554 (coton à broder No. 20).

The upper part of the coat should receive the same pattern. However, since the areas are very small, only 2:1 (leave 2, cut 1) is withdrawn here and the same pattern (coton à broder No. 20) is embroidered into this reduced grid.

The dress peeks out just a little from under the coat. To decorate the narrow areas, Blanket stitches (coton à broder No. 20) are embroidered.

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Robe of the second Shepherd (A)

For the cloak of the second shepherd, only horizontal threads (leave 3, cut 1) are withdrawn. In the area of the hair, thread withdrawing is intermitted.

Wave stitches (coton à broder No. 25) are worked into the area.

For the cuffs, the thread is withdrawn leaving 2, cutting 1. The shapes are filled with Cable stitches (coton à broder No. 25).

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Stick of the first Shepherd

The stick should be embroidered with Couching (coton à broder No. 16). To do this, an embroidery thread (from the hand to the tip of the stick) is stretched over one side of the outline and held in position with the needle. With a second embroidery thread, the stretched thread is secured to the groud fabric with small tacking (or couching) stitches spaced at short intervals.
(Find further information about couching in my book Early Schwalm Whitework)

The last Couching stitch at the tip holds the tension thread so that it can now be stretched back to the hand. Again, it is fastened by Couching stitches.

The inside of the stick is also filled with Couching stitches according to the shape.

The pommel of the stick is embroidered in a similar way.

The dress that peeks out from under the coat remains unembroidered. The shoes also do not receive any further filling. This completes the first figure, Shepherd 1.

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Robe of the first Shepherd

The outlines of the clothing are usually worked with Coral Knot stitches (coton à broder No. 16), sometimes also with Stem stitches. The internal contour lines are not always embroidered in order to simplify thread withdrawing and working the filling patterns.

This is also the case with the first shepherd, whose stick is to be embroidered later.

All parts of the coat from the first shepherd should receive the same filling pattern.

To make the sleeve stand out a little, the thread withdrawing is slightly offset both lengthwise and crosswise.

After withdrawing the marking threads, the Chain stitches are embroidered (coton à broder No. 25) and then the threads are withdrawn (leave 3, cut 1) over the entire area.

Filling pattern 543 is worked with coton à broder No. 20.

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