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A single band of eight-point stars in madder and indigo, with small gold diamonds between them, runs across an open field of linen low on the sheet, held between double ruled lines of stitch.
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No. 16 of 20 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA single band of eight-point stars in madder and indigo, with small gold diamonds between them, runs across an open field of linen low on the sheet, held between double ruled lines of stitch.

What it meansNarrow borders like this run around the hems, cuffs and seams of the Palestinian embroidered dress, the thobe. Tatreez, the cross-stitch embroidery traditionally worked by women, uses them to edge and divide the larger panels.

Where it worksA quiet, spare piece where one line of colour carries the whole sheet, good for a bedroom or a calm hallway.

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A-series · 7023 × 9933 pxA5 · A4 · A3 · A2 · A1

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The heart of a star at the scale of the thread. Each cross is two legs of six-strand floss, matte and slightly uneven, with the under leg in shadow, laid over woven linen and its holes.MacroNo. 17
One eight-point star stitched four times, once in each quarter of the sheet. The grounds are linen, indigo, olive and madder, and each star is worked in the thread colours its ground is not.Four GroundsNo. 18
A long border piece laced into a wooden scroll frame. Finished bands are wound onto the bottom roller as stripes, bands in madder, gold and olive are worked up the cloth, one stops mid-row with its needle parked, and pencilled bands wait above.Scroll FrameNo. 19
The bottom of a dress on indigo. The upper field is powdered with small motifs, then the hem gathers its borders at once in teeth, stars, hooks, cypresses and diamonds, in madder, gold, rose and olive.HemNo. 20
A single eight-point star in madder red on undyed linen cream. Every stitch is enlarged into a bold square tile with its cross cut into it, and the counted holes of the linen show between.One StarNo. 1
A star held taut in a wooden embroidery hoop with a brass screw clamp. The madder outline is worked, the indigo fill is coming down from the top, the rest is marked in pencil, and the working thread runs across the ring and off the sheet.The HoopNo. 2
A full chest panel on a dark dress ground. A double frame with star-filled corners holds bands of hooked zigzags and chains of small diamonds around a diamond medallion with a star at its heart, with borders of gold diamonds above and below.QabbehNo. 3
Border bands stacked edge to edge on linen cream: stepped teeth, running stars, S-hooks, cypress rows, zigzags, chains of diamonds and chevrons. Single lines of stitch rule each band off from the next.BandsNo. 4

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