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Beginner hardanger advice
I'm still most comfortable in familiar territory such as XS or
needlepoint, but recently spotted a couple of cute hardanger kits [at least it's still counted! I'm by far happier with something I have a fighting chance of having come out decently :-)] at LNS [Fuzzy Penguin, for those near Sacramento], and they're now in stash waiting for me to do them. I'm nervous. :-) One problem is which one to do first. The candidates are Nordic Needle's emery cushion kit [designed by Roz Watnemo], which is rather more complex, but the instructions seem much clearer, and a bookmark kit from Permin of Copenhagen [designer's name is lamentably not given], which appears to be simpler work, but the instructions mostly consist of a chart and a few sparse, terse phrases in a variety of languages [fortunately for me, English is on the list. My Spanish isn't that good yet, the relatives I have who have any knowledge of Dutch don't do needlework, and I hate to bug Karen for translations of German or French :-)]. I have NEVER tackled hardanger before! I did find a couple of reasonably useful Web sites [printed out one with some very nice diagrams], but could use all the advice I can get. I do already have suitable scissors in stash [Karen helped me select from some bins at Goodwill of various small scissors, nail clippers, etc. We guess that these were items confiscated at the airport. I tried searching the public library catalog and struck out [the only book I could find was a Spanish translation of a work originally published in German! :-)] Any advice, Web site references, etc. [keeping in mind I don't yet know if I like hardanger enough to spend some of my very limited funds on books :-)] would be greatly appreciated. -- "The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL |
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An excellent book on Hardanger is Janice Loves' "Basics and Beyond' I have
seen it several time for sale on eBay, second hand copies, at very reasonable prices. You might want to get a copy if you are able. It is the clearest and easiest book I have seen on hardanger technique. It also contains some patterns. Ruby "Seanette Blaylock" wrote in message ... I'm still most comfortable in familiar territory such as XS or needlepoint, but recently spotted a couple of cute hardanger kits [at least it's still counted! I'm by far happier with something I have a fighting chance of having come out decently :-)] at LNS [Fuzzy Penguin, for those near Sacramento], and they're now in stash waiting for me to do them. I'm nervous. :-) One problem is which one to do first. The candidates are Nordic Needle's emery cushion kit [designed by Roz Watnemo], which is rather more complex, but the instructions seem much clearer, and a bookmark kit from Permin of Copenhagen [designer's name is lamentably not given], which appears to be simpler work, but the instructions mostly consist of a chart and a few sparse, terse phrases in a variety of languages [fortunately for me, English is on the list. My Spanish isn't that good yet, the relatives I have who have any knowledge of Dutch don't do needlework, and I hate to bug Karen for translations of German or French :-)]. I have NEVER tackled hardanger before! I did find a couple of reasonably useful Web sites [printed out one with some very nice diagrams], but could use all the advice I can get. I do already have suitable scissors in stash [Karen helped me select from some bins at Goodwill of various small scissors, nail clippers, etc. We guess that these were items confiscated at the airport. I tried searching the public library catalog and struck out [the only book I could find was a Spanish translation of a work originally published in German! :-)] Any advice, Web site references, etc. [keeping in mind I don't yet know if I like hardanger enough to spend some of my very limited funds on books :-)] would be greatly appreciated. -- "The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL |
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I second Ruby's recommendation of Janice Love's book. Read it first, then
refer to it each step of the way. Also, I would suggest sticking with the Nordic Needle piece since the directions are much better. It may *look* more complex but in reality it's probably just bigger. Other than some of the filling stitches, hardanger basically the same regardless of the size of the piece. Most of all, have fun! Hardanger is much easier than it looks, and very enjoyable. If you have specific questions, please ask here! -- Jacqueline Carmichaels PA "Ruby" wrote in message ... An excellent book on Hardanger is Janice Loves' "Basics and Beyond' I have seen it several time for sale on eBay, second hand copies, at very reasonable prices. You might want to get a copy if you are able. It is the clearest and easiest book I have seen on hardanger technique. It also contains some patterns. Ruby "Seanette Blaylock" wrote in message ... I'm still most comfortable in familiar territory such as XS or needlepoint, but recently spotted a couple of cute hardanger kits [at least it's still counted! I'm by far happier with something I have a fighting chance of having come out decently :-)] at LNS [Fuzzy Penguin, for those near Sacramento], and they're now in stash waiting for me to do them. I'm nervous. :-) One problem is which one to do first. The candidates are Nordic Needle's emery cushion kit [designed by Roz Watnemo], which is rather more complex, but the instructions seem much clearer, and a bookmark kit from Permin of Copenhagen [designer's name is lamentably not given], which appears to be simpler work, but the instructions mostly consist of a chart and a few sparse, terse phrases in a variety of languages [fortunately for me, English is on the list. My Spanish isn't that good yet, the relatives I have who have any knowledge of Dutch don't do needlework, and I hate to bug Karen for translations of German or French :-)]. I have NEVER tackled hardanger before! I did find a couple of reasonably useful Web sites [printed out one with some very nice diagrams], but could use all the advice I can get. I do already have suitable scissors in stash [Karen helped me select from some bins at Goodwill of various small scissors, nail clippers, etc. We guess that these were items confiscated at the airport. I tried searching the public library catalog and struck out [the only book I could find was a Spanish translation of a work originally published in German! :-)] Any advice, Web site references, etc. [keeping in mind I don't yet know if I like hardanger enough to spend some of my very limited funds on books :-)] would be greatly appreciated. -- "The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL |
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You could also try Nordic Needle's website. (www.nordicneedle.com - I
think) I believe they have some basic tutorials available there for free. But yes, Janice Love's book is excellent. There is a book on Hardanger that I wrote, but because I don't want to push it here publicly - not quite quite! - if you want details, email me privately. Nordic Needle stock it, I believe. Yvette Sydney, Australia www.embroidery.more.at www.mountmellick.how.to |
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Coincidentally, I was wondering about Hardanger embroidery as well. I'll
certainly have a look into the book you mentioned. My new mother-in-law knows how to do it...given that Norway is the home of Hardanger embroidery. But I'm still shy around her, so I thought I'd try to learn a little bit before going to ask her. Because knowing is half the battle... Becky A. "Jacqueline" skrev i melding ... I second Ruby's recommendation of Janice Love's book. Read it first, then refer to it each step of the way. Also, I would suggest sticking with the Nordic Needle piece since the directions are much better. It may *look* more complex but in reality it's probably just bigger. Other than some of the filling stitches, hardanger basically the same regardless of the size of the piece. Most of all, have fun! Hardanger is much easier than it looks, and very enjoyable. If you have specific questions, please ask here! -- Jacqueline Carmichaels PA "Ruby" wrote in message ... An excellent book on Hardanger is Janice Loves' "Basics and Beyond' I have seen it several time for sale on eBay, second hand copies, at very reasonable prices. You might want to get a copy if you are able. It is the clearest and easiest book I have seen on hardanger technique. It also contains some patterns. Ruby "Seanette Blaylock" wrote in message ... I'm still most comfortable in familiar territory such as XS or needlepoint, but recently spotted a couple of cute hardanger kits [at least it's still counted! I'm by far happier with something I have a fighting chance of having come out decently :-)] at LNS [Fuzzy Penguin, for those near Sacramento], and they're now in stash waiting for me to do them. I'm nervous. :-) One problem is which one to do first. The candidates are Nordic Needle's emery cushion kit [designed by Roz Watnemo], which is rather more complex, but the instructions seem much clearer, and a bookmark kit from Permin of Copenhagen [designer's name is lamentably not given], which appears to be simpler work, but the instructions mostly consist of a chart and a few sparse, terse phrases in a variety of languages [fortunately for me, English is on the list. My Spanish isn't that good yet, the relatives I have who have any knowledge of Dutch don't do needlework, and I hate to bug Karen for translations of German or French :-)]. I have NEVER tackled hardanger before! I did find a couple of reasonably useful Web sites [printed out one with some very nice diagrams], but could use all the advice I can get. I do already have suitable scissors in stash [Karen helped me select from some bins at Goodwill of various small scissors, nail clippers, etc. We guess that these were items confiscated at the airport. I tried searching the public library catalog and struck out [the only book I could find was a Spanish translation of a work originally published in German! :-)] Any advice, Web site references, etc. [keeping in mind I don't yet know if I like hardanger enough to spend some of my very limited funds on books :-)] would be greatly appreciated. -- "The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL |
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