Hardanger Embroidery-A Complete and Practical Course, Sigrid Bright

This book is virtually a complete course in Hardanger embroidery. Clear instructions and twenty illustrations tell you everything you'll need to know to master this craft; how to prepare the fabric; what kinds of thread to use; how to block and remove the thread correctly; how to do the kloster or satin stitch; how to work the kloster stitch diagonally, in blocks, in blocks with cut canvas, in blocks with eyelet; how to work mitted corners; buttonholed borders; how to weave double, picot and twisted bars; how to do over and under weaving; and how to finish the piece.