Friday, June 6, 2014

Hardanger, Anyone?


Now that the warm days of summer are fast approaching, I thought I'd share some light and airy pieces with you.... Several years ago, I played around with some traditional Hardanger elements, but added a few of my own design elements -- like a bit of blackwork and a few embroidery motifs, such as lazy daisy stitches, wrapped roses, and eyelets.  Add a sweet, delicate ribbon border and you have this piece, BLUE RIBBON SAMPLER:


 It's worked on eggshell 24 ct. Congress Cloth, and one of the funnest things about stitching it was using a fine variegated thread, like Wildflowers 147 ("Winter Sky") for the kloster work.  Here's a look at the elements up-close:


I enjoyed stitching up the first Hardanger piece so much, I designed a companion piece, using a slightly different color palette, called WILDFLOWER SAMPLER:
 

This piece is also worked on eggshell 24 ct. Congress Cloth, but uses the variegated Caron Wildflowers 088 ( "Mountain Meadow") with a soft sage green border color.  Here's what it looks like up-close:

 
So if you're in the mood for a softer, lighter project, that is worked on a finer canvas, please visit my website for more information about either of these unique Hardanger designs for your next summer project! 

 


And.... HAPPY FRIDAY!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

gorgeous stitching ♥♥♥

Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore said...

HI Laura. I've just finished one of your Holiday Ornaments patterns and thought you might like to see what I've done with it. It's only my blog: http://wendysquiltsandmore.blogspot.co.nz/2014/06/my-christmas-ornaments-are-finished.html

I've finished Starry Night and Jewel Box too, but haven't blogged about them yet. Thank you for such lovely patterns.

zenuwpees said...

FELICITATION la broderie est magnifique Marie-Claire

JennyPennyPoppy said...

Absolutely fabulous designs and stitching.