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Designs for Hardanger (Norwegian) embroidery

1904 · Chicago : T. Buettner · 16 pictures

A 1904 Chicago publication by T. Buettner, a pattern book of designs for Hardanger embroidery, the Norwegian technique of counted threadwork and cutwork, aimed at needleworkers. Its pictures show photographed embroidered linen corners and borders, mostly white work on dark grounds, with geometric openwork, eyelets, and lace-like edges a designer could borrow for textile or border patterns.

Embroidery

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