TYPE: knædug TECHNIQUE: Cut work Hedebo Cut work Hedebo ”knædug”. Very richly embroidered ”knædug” with characteristic flowers in cut work Hedebo. The monogram is formed by Hedebo rings joined with needle lace. MLD refers to Maren Larsdatter, born in 1837 in Reerslev. In both the upper and lower border the
TYPE: knædug TECHNIQUE: baldyring, square cut work, cut work Hedebo, Hvidsøm ”Knædug” with “Baldyring”, square cut work, cut work Hedebo, and ”Hvidsøm”. The ”Baldyring” fillings are placed all over the linen and are surrounded with vines and leaves in satin stitch. The ”Baldyring” fillings are simple as they mainly consist
TYPE: knædug TECHNIQUE: hvidsøm, square cut work ”Knædug” with ”Hvidsøm” and square cut work. The embroidery occurs in a relatively narrow border at the bottom of the ”knædug”, with winding hemstitch on each side. In the border between the hemstitching, one can see vines with flowers and leaves. The ”knædug”
TYPE: knædug TECHNIQUE: hvidsøm, square cut work ”Knædug” with ”Hvidsøm” and square cut work. The embroidery consists of a wide border tightly filled with patterns worthy of close study. The motif is a large central flower with vines and leaves. A flower arrangement is on each side. The petals and
TYPE: knædug TECHNIQUE: square cut work ”Knædug” with square cut work. The embroidery is a true example of square cut work, with three borders separated by hem stitching. The upper one is winding hemstitch, the others H hemstitch. The middle border has five vases with flowers. Two birds stand on
TYPE: knædug TECHNIQUE: square cut work, counted thread work ”Knædug” with square cut work and counted thread work. The ”knædug” has a plain pattern with square areas embroidered with counted thread work. Inside the areas, hearts, stars, and squares are embroidered with square cut work and counted thread work. The
TYPE: knædug TECHNIQUE: drawn thread work ”Knædug” with drawn thread work. Drawn thread work is the oldest form of drawn embroidery. It is characterised by the withdrawal of threads from one side of the fabric to the other. In this drawn thread work, interlocking without variation is used to sew
TYPE: knædug TECHNIQUE: drawn thread work, counted thread work, square cut work ”Knædug” in drawn thread work, counted thread work, and square cut work. The wide border is drawn thread work with whip stitch. The motif is a simple alternation between women with headwear and flower arrangements. Above and below
TYPE: knædug TECHNIQUE: drawn thread work, counted thread work, square cut work ”Knædug” with drawn thread work, counted thread work, and square cut work. The ”knædug” consists of three pieces sewn together. The upper piece is a linen fabric with the initials B and D in cross-stitch. The centre piece
TYPE: knædug TECHNIQUE: drawn thread work ”Knædug” with drawn thread work. A ”knædug” hung on the pole (“knæ”) for drying socks etc. above the stove. The drawn thread work is exclusively embroidered with interlocking stitch, and appears here in its basic form, filling the motif areas. The motifs are