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TYPE: decorative towel
TECHNIQUE: hvidsøm, square cut work
Decorative towel with ”Hvidsøm” and square cut work. The towel consist of three borders;, the two lowest are made of the same fabric while the upper one is of a finer fabric. All three parts must have been embroidered by the same needlewoman because of the regularity of the stitching e.g. the way the chain stitches meet each other in the curvy forms and the repetitive ”Hvidsøm” filling. What cannot be shown in this exhibition is the regularity on the reverse side.
Details
Please note
• That the H hemstitching on the upper piece, and the double row of square stitching with drawn threads on the lower piece, have almost the same appearance
• How the needlewoman did not try to hide the joins in the fabric
• How the fillings in the centre border are embroidered around the flower leaves, and not inside them
• The herringbone stitching between the two rows of chain stitch on the edge of the rosettes in the upper piece, which is repeated in the wavy lines on the two narrow borders, and on the edges of the two flowers at the sides of the lower border