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TYPE: decorative towel
TECHNIQUE: drawn thread work
Decorative towel with drawn thread work. Three borders are spread over this very plain decorative towel. In the top border two birds are seen in a row of trees .Whip stitch together with end darning stitch has been used to produce a zigzag pattern above and below the row of trees and birds. In the upper border, darning stitch in circles has been used to show the distinctive leaves or fruits in the trees’ crowns. A monogram, with the year surrounded by a wreath, and a flower arrangement on each side, has been sewn in red cross stitch between the two upper borders.
Details
Please note
• In the middle border the special animal motifs: the double bird and the front part of a horse
• All borders are surrounded by four- sided hemstitch
• In all three borders a combination of whip stitch and darning stitch has been used
• In the lowest border the two outer borders are embroidered with darning stitch which, by the direction of the stitching, makes them resemble the half counted thread work stars, well-known in early Hedebo Embroidery