Drag your mouse over the image to enlarge individual elements - or click "Enlarge" to see the magnified image.
TYPE: post pieces
TECHNIQUE: hvidsøm, square cut work
Post pieces with ”Hvidsøm” and square cut work. Post pieces were always found in pairs and were attached to the wooden columns on each side of the door of a small wall cupboard by red silk ribbons. They are unique to the Hedebo area. The two pieces are alike except for the monogram and date. At the top, a Hedebo edge is finished with points and picots. The monogram is made in square cut work. The centre border contains typical flower motifs with ”Hvidsøm” fillings, surrounded by two rows of chain stitching. At the bottom, a bought fringe has been attached.
Please note
• The very beautiful satin stitch
• The needlewoman must have been irritated that the monogram’s ‘G’ did not turn out well
• The fabric inside the numbers and letters is the same, except for three of the spaces in the vertical lines in the numbers and letters, which are filled with whip stitching
• The needlewoman has tried to create ‘life’ in the large flower in the upper ”Hvidsøm” pattern by adding both weaving stitch and drawn thread stitch to the three upper leaves, while the two lower leaves are merely embroidered with drawn thread stitching