[Regia-NA] Hardanger

[J. Kim Siddorn]

For those who do not have a clue what we are talking about, a hole is cut in
white linen and the threads surrounding the hole drawn away from it.. These
threads - augmented by new ones where required - are sewn back into the
weave of the fabric to make a pierced decoration.

My Hazel's great aunt was a skilled exponent of drawn threadwork and was
still amazingly dextrous just before her death at the age of 96. She also
made kid gloves for a living.

She used to describe drawn threadwork as "tidy darning"!

We had - and still have - a gobsmacking example of her work as a wedding
present - she described it to me as "not bad" .................

And no, I've never heard of it in a Period context either, but lack of
evidence is not evidence of lack as we all wisely say to each other from
time to time. Wag your head now ................... ;o))

Regards,

Kim Siddorn

"Spring in the air?"
"Spring in the air yerself !"


----- Original Message -----
From: "Hrolf Douglasson" <Hrolf@btinternet.com>
To: <list-regia-na@lig.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 7:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Regia-NA] Hardanger


> I have never seen any refrence to any cut work or pulled work from our
> period and woukld be interested in any such evidence.
> given the viking love of colour I find a white on white pulled thread work
> unlikely.
> vara
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian Lathrop" <valhalla_hes@direcway.com>
> To: "'Regia-NA'" <list-regia-na@lig.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 6:58 PM
> Subject: [Regia-NA] Hardanger
>
>
> > Hi,
> > Is there any historical evidence for hardanger in our period?
> > I ran accross a lady in a fabric store who said it dated back to the
> bronze
> > age. She said that Viking woman did it.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Thorkel.
> > __________________________
> >
> > Duc, Sequere, aut de via decede
> >
> > Brian Lathrop
> > valhalla_hes@direcway.com
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