In the most recent issue of Inspirations magazine I have a Hardanger project – Treasure Chest – a collaboration with Janie Hubble.
One of the features of this design is needleweaving that has groups of three parallel woven bars. The process for doing these neatly so that the thread doesn’t show up obviously between the bars, is a precise one. I sent detailed step-by-step photos and instructions to Country Bumpkin to help them prepare the instructions to go into the magazine. They always do their own photography of their own step-by-steps so that they fit with the style of the magazine, based on what the designers supply them.
Unfortunately what went into the magazine did not show exactly the same process that I had shown. At times, mistakes happen. 🙁 As soon as I noticed, I let them know, and in an effort to rectify the mistake, they have now placed revised instructions on their website.
http://www.countrybumpkin.com.au/article_info.php?articles_id=693
Please note that the bars they have shown do not have the correct tension. Bars should be thin and narrow – not fat and wide as they are shown – as that is how they were worked on historical examples. However, if you keep that in mind and work with these instructions, you’ll now get the correct results.
Thanks for supplying these correct instructions, Country Bumpkin!
White Threads is the blog of Yvette Stanton, the author, designer, publisher behind Vetty Creations' quality needlework books and embroidery products.
Yvette, thanks for posting this. I subscribe inspiration magazine. Now I need to print out the correction page and attach it to the magazine.
Yvette,
Thank you for printing this link for the corrections! I have been contemplating doing this project for the past week and was about ready to begin it!I really like the pattern and the colors you used. I ordered your book on Hardanger embroidery Have just ordered your book on Hardanger as I have never done Hardanger embroidery. Question: for a left-hander, would one work the needlewoven bars as shown in the CB photos or in a different direction?
Hi Sharon,
Yes, as a left-hander I would work it in the same way as is shown. As it is shown, the needle goes up, down, left and right. The direction of the work travels left to right and right to left, depending on which bar you’re on. If you need to (whether you’re left or right-handed) you can rotate the work to feel comfortable.
HOWEVER, a big caveat to that is that I would work the entire round of needleweaving in the opposite direction, as a left-hander. The instructions say to work in a clockwise direction, and as a leftie, I would start at the same place, but work anticlockwise.
Any more questions, please just ask. 🙂
Thanks so much for the clarifications, Yvette! They are very much appreciated.