Hardanger Wall Hanging

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Category: Embroidery

Type of item: Home Decor

For: Home

Style: Formal / Bridal, Romantic, Classic

Materials

Cotton embroidery thread

What was your inspiration?

This was in honor of my mother, who taught me to do this Norwegian Cutwork Embroidery.

What are you most proud of?

The delicacy of the final product.

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

Make sure you have good lighting and lots of patience counting threads.

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SKSews

Mar 21, 2012

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Hardanger is a wonderful pasttime for me. I have enjoyed it for years. My grandmother was Norweigan, but she didn't do it. I have a couple of girlfriends who also do it. Nordic Needle has several books with patterns and some people make up their own patterns. It is very delicate and takes time. Have fun doing it. Sandy

Janet Hiemstra

Aug 05, 2011

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Hardanger is a delicate form of openwork which originated in the Hardanger region of Norway hundreds of years ago. It spread to Europe and was brought to the U.S. by Scandinavian immigrants. It is counted thread embroidery and must be worked on even-weave fabric. Hardanger fabric with twenty-two thread count is the most common. It is worked with two different sizes of DMC Pearl Cotton. The book I used to learn was BEGINNER'S CHARTED HARDANGER EMBROIDERY by Susan L. Meier and Rosalyn K Watnemo. The pattern for this project is in HARDNGER EMBROIDERY FAVORITES, page 47, by the same authors.