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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 leaves of the flower are filled with different “hvidsøms” fillings.The initials MHD are embroidered in square cut work and refer presumably to Mette Hansdatter as the needlewoman. She was born around 1798 in Hastrup, and gave birth to her daughter, Mette Olsdatter, in 1830. Her daughter’s initials (MOD) are embroidered into her mothers ”knædug”. At the beginning of the 20th century the daughter was visited by museum keeper Elna Mygdal, who collected Hedebo textiles for the Danish Folk Museum.
Details
Please note
• The large oval holes at the top of the leaves in the two large flowers sewn on the outermost edges
• How square cut work is used in the branches and leaves
• The two squares at the bottom filled with square cut work as well as with Hvidsøm” filling, and finished with blanket stitch in the centre and at the edges
• The bought fringe attached to the ”knædug”