Drawn thread work
[1] It is a form of counted-thread embroidery based on removing threads from the warp and/or the weft of a piece of even-weave fabric.
Drawn thread work from the 12th century was known as Opus Tiratum and Punto Tirato[1] from the Arab Tiraz workshops in Palermo.
[2]: 109 Forms of drawn thread work were known and created throughout Europe, often for ecclesiastical purposes or to decorate shrouds.
[1] The simplest kind of drawn thread work is hemstitching, which is often used to decorate the trimmings of clothes or household linens.
A form of double-drawnwork, where both warp and weft are removed at regular intervals, creating voided areas.
"Poltava-style" merezhka might be translated into English as "layerings".The technique for doing Poltava-style basically involves withdrawing sets of parallel threads of weft while leaving others in place, then using the antique hem-stitch (called prutyk) and this special "layerings" technique to create both the openwork "net" and areas of solid needle-weaving [3] Reticella lace is a form of embroidery in which typical techniques of needlelace are used to embellish drawn thread work.
Another embroidery style that combines drawn thread work with needlelace techniques is Hedebo from Denmark, which originates from the area around Copenhagen and Roskilde.
