Square cut work

Hedebo edges Counted thread work Drawn thread work Square cut work Hvidsøm Baldyring Udklipshedebo

RudesyningIn the first decades of the 19th century a variation called square cut work blossomed. Threads were carved or cut out of the fabric in small squares, which formed open figures, often representing animals, people and trees. The figures in square cut work were diametrically opposed to the tight motifs in the open net work of drawn thread work.

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