Triangular Web Weave the first bar to the center and insert the needle in the top right fabric corner hole (A). Insert the needle beneath the extended thread and bring needle out in the left fabric corner (B). Make the twist on that corner by bringing the needle under the center stitch (C). Return to […]
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Webs (Dove’s Eyes) (for Hardanger)
Webs (Dove’s Eyes) These lacy fillers go quickly and add much to any piece of Hardanger embroidery. Weave 3.5 bars. To insert a web, bring the needle up through the center of the adjacent woven bar (4a). Bring the needle under the first side of the web and then up through the center of the […]
Nutmeg (filling stitch) (for Hardanger)
Nutmeg (filling stitch) (for Hardanger) Weave the four bars, inserting a web (dove’s eye) in the center when you are half ways across the fourth bar. Bring the needle out in the corner of the fabric (A). Basically, this stitch is a corner to corner web with the stitches woven into the regular web by […]
Pinwheel (filling stitch) (for Hardanger)
Pinwheel (filling stitch) (for Hardanger) Weave the bars and insert three spokes. On the fourth spoke, before returning to the corner, create the pinwheel by passing the needle over the spoke, under the woven bar, over the next spoke, etc. Continue the circle of ‘over’ and ‘under’ until the desired size of the pinwheel is […]
Rosette (Struvor) Filling Stitch (for Hardanger)
Rosette (Struvor) Filling Stitch (for Hardanger) This stitch is created by doing a quarter at a time. First weave the bars and then add the divided branch from the corner to the middle of each wrapped bar. Continue around the kloster block to finish the outside. Don’t forget to stitch the eyelet in the very […]
Dove’s Eyes with Spokes
Dove’s Eyes with Spokes The design is created with spokes added across the corners and then the Dove’s eye over the top. To do a single Dove’s eye, my suggestion is to weave two sides. Then create one spoke from one corner to the other, making a couple of twists as you go back. Now […]