Hardanger embroidery

The Hardanger Embroidery ( in Norwegian called Hardangersøm ) belongs in embroidery technology for the breakthrough embroidery and is characterized by special double breakthroughs. It has its name from the Norwegian Hardanger region, where it was mainly used for dress blouses and aprons. The technique is of Oriental origin. The first breakthrough embroidery originated in the 7th century in Persia and came to Italy. Mainly noble ladies here made ​​tablecloths and altar cloths, which were called in Italian " Reticella ", ie small network. Took place between the 14th century and in 1630 a lively exchange of goods between Venice and the Norwegian mountains. Specific dissemination found the embroidery with their geometric patterns on the Hardangerfjord. There, the rural women took to the embroidery from the far south and developed them further. Each family drew its typical pattern, and from hand-woven linen created elaborately embroidered blouses and aprons for the Festtagstracht ( Bunad ). Some family still owns a complete trousseau, which is decorated with openwork embroidery.

The Norwegian, worked on linen Hardanger embroidery differ from the Persian by the fact that they are mostly white embroidered on white. Hardanger embroidery can be combined with decorative stitches such as satin stitch, cross stitch, Zopfstich and Festo stitch to geometric patterns.

Is embroidered on porous linen cloth can be pulled out well. Alternatively, special handmade fabric made ​​from other materials such as cotton and / or viscose are used. After attachment of the motif edges using the satin stitch the attached fabric threads are cut within the design and thread as extended. The existing four fabric threads thread groups are wrapped so that there are dense and firmly umstickte webs.

Required for embroidery are:

  • Embroidery thread, which corresponds to the thickness of the cloth. Satin stitches and decorative stitches are usually embroidered with yarn stronger than bridges and fillings.
  • Embroidery needles, blunt, so that the fabric threads are not violated.
  • A hoop so that the embroidery thread can be tightened evenly and not too tightly.
  • A pointed and sharp handmade scissors.
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