Thank you to all those who have commented on my idea for a beginners Hardanger booklet. It has been interesting reading why you think it would be helpful to you – such as that you’d like to use a booklet like that while travelling. This makes me think that you’d like it in a smallish size, so that it can be easily popped into a travel bag. And the fact that many of you *can’t* get to classes due to work commitments or geographical location is also a good reason for a booklet like the one I am planning.
Well, I will get on with it, and continue adding more info to make it as complete and thorough as I possibly can.
If you’d still like to add your comments and ideas, I’d be very interested to hear them. As you know, I love feedback like this, and usually incorporate all that I can into the relevant project. When working on The Left-Handed Embroiderer’s Companion I was thrilled to have so many wonderful suggestions from all around the world, and where possible, I included what I could, definitely making it a better book.
Of course, for those who can’t wait, you can also purchase my book Elegant Hardanger Embroidery, which has already taught thousands of people how to do Hardanger embroidery.
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Including sources for the supplies would be helpful for those that don’t have a LNS handy.
Good idea Sara. I was thinking that I would kit it, so that from my website you could buy it as a stand-alone booklet, or with the supplies if you need them. But supplies sources is definitely worth thinking about. Thanks!
A small booklet to carry around would be great but cost would need to be minimal.
Kind regards
Joan May
Thanks Joan. I can’t guarantee that costs will be minimal, but they certainly won’t be exhorbitant. Getting information like that right is time-consuming, so I need to take that into account. 🙂
Yvette,
Here in the USA, there are a number of very good hardanger books available. I think I have them all(!) including yours. (I own several of your books.) Nordic Needle has published many of them. What I find missing is really clear photos and diagrams of EACH STEP of the picot. This little stitch appears in so many pieces, and the process is not easy to learn without a teacher or good illustrations. Also, to get the picots to be uniform in size takes practice. So what I’d like to see in a new book for beginners is a detailed series of directions for the picots.
Hi Sarah,
Oh I agree!! Picots are such nasty little things that look so good, but unfortunately they are so difficult! Picots, being so difficult are quite out of the scope of a small beginners booklet – they are advanced level technique, not beginner level – but for a more advanced level booklet, I will keep your suggestions in mind. Thanks! And did you have open/looped picots in mind, or knotted ones, or both?
It is the open/looped ones I’m thinking of, but others might appreciate similar instructions on the knotted ones.