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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 two lions which lay down with their heads facing each other. Between them is a flower arrangement, two birds, and stars. At the sides, one can see how different the patterns are from each other. The needlewoman has mirrored the bird and the flower from the centre motif, but left out the symmetry of the border on the right side. The main motif is framed in two similar zigzag borders, which again are framed by a whipped zigzag hemstitch.
Details
Bemærk
Please note
• The almost invisible monogram in faded red cross stitch, without a wreath or other form of accentuation
• That the withdrawn threads are cut close to the selvage
• The plaited warp is plaited in a wider piece of fabric which has been seamed thinly and bent to fit the width
• The plaited warp is seamed to the ”knædug” with horizontal feather stitching