2 Hardanger Embroidery books, includes Basics and Beyond - Fundamentals Made Fancy, both designed and written by Janice Love, from Love 'N Stitches, soft-cover books
If you need complete reference materials for learning hardanger, these two books are the answer to your dreams. Combined they have everything you need - assuming you know nothing about hardanger and progressing to more advanced topics. They also include blank graphs for starting your own designs, how to fix your mistakes, some history, and more and more.
Both books include
- Color and B&W photos
- Many many stitch diagrams
- Stitch directions
- Master graphs
- Threads used are #5, #8, and #12 pearl cotton
Both of these are in excellent condition with no notes or markings from the previous owner.
1. Hardanger - Basics and Beyond (1990, 51 pages)
Very complete beginner's instructions with diagrams and photos.
Twelve stitches are taught with 8 designs graphed.
See photos of 8 designs - 6 sachets, 1 pillow, 1 envelope pocket.
Finishing instructions are included as well as left-handed instructions where applicable.
See table of contents for more detailed info.
Worth the price of both books are the three pages "My Gosh, What Did I Do Wrong?" and the 2 pages with Amendments (Cutting Errors) with common errors and HOW TO FIX THEM!
Each section has a Points for Perfection at the end of it for tips and sometimes also Tips for the Advanced.
2. Hardanger - Fundamentals Made Fancy by Janice Love (1993, 59 pages) is a needlework book that teaches advanced Hardanger embroidery techniques, building on her Basics and Beyond Book. It features detailed instructions, photos, and diagrams for stitches like picots, spider webs, and dove's eyes, culminating in a Victorian Needle Box (Etui), see photos. The softcover book is about 59 pages long and is considered a popular reference for those moving past beginner Hardanger stitches. (from the web)
From this book - "This book is NOT complete without Hardanger - Basics and Beyond"...
Instructions for the basic stitches are NOT included in this book; instead reference is made
to "Hardanger - Basics and Beyond".
See photo of table of contents for more detailed info.
Victorian Needle Box or Etui is 4-sided, folds up, and opens out - see photos.
Construction instructions for this etui are very detailed.