Vintage 1999 Hardanger Embroidery 29-Page Class Manuals, Samplers & Thread Kit Archive

Up for auction/sale is a truly remarkable, museum-quality estate time capsule of textile art education history. This is the complete, original 1999 Hardanger Embroidery Student Study & Project Archive from a specialized regional workshop taught by master needlework instructor Sarah L. Hardy on April 22, 1999.

This comprehensive collection belonged to the student "Alyce" and includes 29 pages of comprehensive lesson manuals, technical hand-initialed charts, local class provenance map, unused vintage thread supplies, and four gorgeous hand-stitched physical embroidery samplers showcasing the exact step-by-step layout progression taught in the class.

📋 What is Included in This Master Estate Lot:

1. The Hand-Stitched Hardanger Samplers (4 Pieces)

* Two Completed Off-White Samplers: Smaller square models executed flawlessly on premium evenweave fabric. They showcase fully complete satin-stitch Kloster Block diamonds, Satin Stars, and precision interior cutwork grids. One piece includes a live needle and thread anchor.

* Large White Progress Panel: Features multiple diamond configurations showing a step-by-step technical progression:

* Stage 1: A fully completed lace centerpiece with open cutwork bars and woven lace wheels.

* Stage 2: Completed satin cluster blocks before the fabric threads are snipped away.

* Stage 3: Symmetrical perimeter layout outlines in mid-progress.

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2. The Complete 29-Page Class Syllabus Library & Charts

* 11-Page "Beginning Hardanger" Manual: Full lesson breakdowns covering thread counts, waste knots, tension balancing, and history.

* 10-Page "Hardanger Edgings" Guide: Specialized manual with 5 text pages and 5 full-page graph charts detailing buttonhole borders, outside corners, and inside corners.

* 6-Page "Supplies & Working Steps" Guide: Foundational reference tracking evenweave fabric brands (Congress cloth, Lugana, Jobelan) and material weights.

* 2-Page "Creamer-and-Sugar Embroideries" Pattern: The final project guide detailing layout math and cutting instructions for a tabletop set.

* Master Graphs & Reference Prints Set: Double-sided technical folding chart marked with the instructor's initials "SLH", accompanied by black-and-white visual model reference sheets.

* Fairfax County, VA Class Map Ephemera: Photocopy map detailing the regional footprint of the workshop near Huntley Meadows Park, featuring handwritten directional annotations.

3. Class Supply & Thread Kit Materials

* A factory-clear zippered workshop bag containing unused skeins of white embroidery thread floss, a ball of premium pearl cotton thread, needles, and Alyce's original handwriting index tracking card.

🔍 Condition Details

* Stitching Work: Excellent, clean vintage condition. Every stitch features crisp, expert tension with bright, unstained fabrics and perfectly preserved cut-thread integrity.

* Paper Manuals: Crisply inked text, deep line work graphics, and fully readable margins with authentic student annotations.

* Environment: Safely stored in a dry, smoke-free, and pet-free estate archive.