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I hear it all the time: “Hardanger fabric was traditionally used for Hardanger embroidery.” (Or something like that.) No. No. No. No. No. It wasn’t. Hardanger, or Oslo fabric is a 22 count cotton fabric. It was NOT used in traditional Hardanger embroidery. Let me explain how I know this to be true.
A few weeks ago I was down south of Sydney for a week. I had planned to visit “Through the eye of the Needle” – the exhibition of the Wollongong Group of the Embroiderers Guild NSW – on my way down south. Unfortunately that was the day of the very ferocious East Coast Low weather […] This post refers to information presented in my previous post about the supplies you’ll need for stitching early-style Hardanger embroidery. Ok, I know that I’m going to get this question and ones like it a lot (and if you’ve been thinking it, don’t feel bad, because I’m sure many others have too): Can I […] Sometimes in my classes, people use Frixion pens. I always express my caution about them. To me, they, and those “wash out” markers are not what I would be using. I do not like the idea of marking my embroidery with a pen ink that disappears. This is because I cannot be sure that […] “The linen wasn’t evenweave, because some of the threads were thick and some were very thin. And there were those slubby bits.” No. Evenweave does not refer to the thickness of the threads with which the fabric is woven. It has nothing to do with whether some threads are thick, and some threads are […] This is a little tale which may be instructive to thread companies who are wanting designers to use their threads. You see, sometimes, thread companies send samples to designers in an effort to entice them to use their threads. It’s one of the perks of the job. It happens rarely in these economic times, but […] “Nisser” designed by Tina Vejlø Andersen, and knitted by me. I read an article this morning on how knitting is good for you. Of course, I think we can extrapolate based on what is in the article, that needlework and any form of repetitive craft can be good for you too. The article […] Well, after a long process that proceeded quite well but slowly, I completed the Hardanger lampshade for the book. I photographed it in my daughter’s room after she helpfully cleaned off her desk for me. (Thank you The Reader!) And with the completion of the lampshade, that brings to an end the sewing and embroidery […] From https://www.flickr.com/photos/katemonkey/5665916936. Used under Creative Commons 2.0 licence. My husband went to a library conference this week, and as part of that, he visited The Edge (part of the State Library of Queensland). He and fellow conference participants had a tour of the facility, which he found really inspiring. He’s just told me […] I haunt Pinterest a bit. I see a lot on Pinterest that interests me and inspires me. Unfortunately I also see a lot that I don’t like. You see, I keep seeing embroidery patterns and charts on Pinterest. I think it goes a lot like this: You’re browsing Pinterest and you see that someone has […] |
White Threads is the blog of Yvette Stanton, the author, designer, publisher behind Vetty Creations' quality needlework books and embroidery products.
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