Band Nine

Hardanger Band

For the Hardanger band begin your Satin stitches on the marked left line of the sampler fifteen fabric threads down from the bottom of the previous row. Follow the chart at this link. Use Ecru Perle Cotton #8 and begin your Satin stitches with an away knot that is about five inches from the starting stitch. Weave this tail into the back of your Satin stitches later. You will need to complete all Satin stitches and Klosters before continuing with any other steps or stitches. You can reach the chart by clicking on the highlighted link above with that name.

Please do not start cutting anything yet as it will interfere with your later stitches.

Four Sided Stitch Row

Begin the pulled thread Four Sided stitch two fabric threads down from the bottom of the straight line of Satin stitches at A as shown on the chart. Work each Four Sided stitch over two fabric threads. Click on the link above to see detailed instructions for this stitch. End the rows of pulled thread stitches one fabric thread out from the marked edge of your sampler. Use Ecru #12 Perle Cotton or you might consider using the color you used for the Queen stitch hearts in Band Six. I used DMC color 644. Please note that the pulled thread stitch is over two fabric threads on the Hardanger Band chart and not over four fabric threads as discussed in the stitch diagrams.

Cutting and Wrapping

There are four motifs like this one in the Hardanger band. The charts for this motif are below. One shows the Klosters that will have the fabric threads cut and the other diagram shows the fabric threads removed. In the first diagram I have included a gray bar under each Kloster that should have the fabric threads cut and removed. Click here for a discussion of cutting really close with your scissors.

Each line on this diagram represents one fabric thread.

Your motif will look like the chart below when all the cut threads are removed.

After you have cut the fabric threads begin weaving the bars using #12 Perle cotton in the same color as used for the Klosters. Follow the instructions in the Hardanger lessons on weaving, you will need to scroll down that page to the topic "Weaving the Bars'. To do the Dove's Eyes weave half the bar before beginning the Dove's Eye . Please click on the topic 'Dove's Eye' to read about how they are done.

Hardanger Diamond

The center medallion of the Hardanger band use #8 perle cotton. Please see the instructions for the Clover Leaf Flower by clicking on the highlighted topic. Place a Squared Eye in the center of the flower.

Finish this band with the  Van Dyke stitch, start on the inside of the right marking thread four fabric threads below the Hardanger band. Next do the Wheat Ear stitch, use the top variation, that is the one that skips four fabric thread for the second stitch of the Wheat Ear, and start on the inside of the right marking thread four fabric threads below the bottom of the stitches on the Hardanger band. Use #8 perle cotton for both rows of this band. ©2001, Linda Fontenot www.AmericanFolkArts.com