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Learn hardanger embroidery in easy stages
Learn hardanger embroidery the easy way, with this free course. We will cover the basics and then move on to more advanced techniques. The course will cover Kloster blocks, the satin stitch blocks that surround the lacy areas of a hardanger pattern, how to cut the fabric threads for the openwork areas, how to needleweave the remaining fabric threads into a grid, and various filling stitches. I have taught this course, at workshops, to many other needleworkers wishing to learn hardanger and we have all had great fun. As questions have been asked in class I have altered and added to my instructions over the years to cover the answers. If you work through the course in sequence you will pick up many tips as you go along. Click on the pictures to get started.
Lesson 1This lesson, see photograph above) teaches you the basic kloster blocks, cutting, needleweaving and square filet filling stitch.During the lesson we will make a sweet little piece that you could insert into a greetings card, use in a drinks coaster or put into a box lid just to give you a few ideas. Although traditionally worked white on white I advise using colour for this piece as you begin to learn hardanger embroidery. Click here to go to lesson one Lesson 2 Adding fancy kloster blocks (on a straight line rather than diagonal), wrapped or overcast bars and doves eyes to your repetoire this small design can be used in a similar manner to the first pattern. Why not try working with white thread this time around? Lesson 2 in our beginner guide to hardanger
Lesson 3 Putting what you have learnt to use in a hardanger bookmark we also cover buttonhole stitch edging in this lesson. Learn how to add in a new thread and how to turn inside and outside corners when finishing the edge of your bookmark. I have also added a few eyelets to this design for you. This pattern can be adapted to have more openwork or easily made longer. a free hardanger pattern for lesson 3
Lesson 4
As you continue to learn hardanger techniques this class takes kloster blocks to a new level, introduces four sided stitch and a pretty spiders web filling stitch. hardanger instructions for lesson 4
Lesson 5
This lesson covers another finishing technique for hardanger patterns, hemstitch. More dainty than the buttonhole edging we covered in lesson 3.
If you are looking for THE book to help you learn hardanger embroidery, I can wholeheartedly recommend Hardanger Basics & Beyond
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by Janice Love. She uses clear diagrams and step by step instructions to explain the basic stitches and principles. Excellent and a must for the beginner!
