Beginner's Guide to Hardanger Embroidery by Kate Haxell

Author:Kate Haxell [Haxell, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: SewandSo is an imprint of F&W Media International, Ltd

1 Bring the needle out at A on the right-hand side of the design area and make a diagonal stitch to B, an equal distance up and to the left of A. Bring the needle out at C, immediately below B and level with A.

2 Make the second diagonal stitch to D, immediately above A and level with B. To work a second adjoining cross, bring the needle out at C again.

3 Work cross stitches in the same way across the row.

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Hardanger is a form of whitework embroidery that is stitched on evenweave fabric. Though it is traditionally stitched in white thread on white fabric, coloured threads and fabrics can help to give it a contemporary twist. Thought to have originated in Persia, Hardanger gets its name from the eponymous fjord in Norway, and it’s now seen as typically Scandinavian in its general style.

This form of embroidery does require careful scissor work to cut away fabric threads without damaging stitches, but it’s not hard to do as long as you don’t rush it.

If you are a Hardanger novice, start with the Smartphone Case, a small project using just two stitches. Once you’ve understood the basic technique, move on to the Clouds Peg Bag, though that’s so pretty you may want to frame the embroidery as a picture.

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