Mabel's Hardanger -- now closed, see new thread

[Midge]

Oh that is just beautiful.
I like the dark version but that is just me.

[agi]

Great work, Mabel!

[tiffstitch]

Gorgeous! I like both versions.

[Offe]

I never knew that Hardanger could look so gorgeous before I saw yours, Mabel. You are in a league of your own.

[Mabel Figworthy]

Thanks all

After all that pastel work on Berrington I wanted something a bit brighter, and so I took "Spring" but stitched it on red fabric using Caron Wildflowers for the colour bit. Not exactly spring-like anymore, but it was fun to do . I will now do them all as they were intended and also two more in the same style which I've called Day & Night. After quite a few large projects I was ready for some small quick stitches!

[Lili]

lovely work!

[Nachstenliebe]

Gorgeous!
Faith

[dollystitcher]

That is so pretty

[Cockneystitcher]

Really like the Berrington designs.


For Agi. Thanks for info.The Tablecloth is lovely.

[BrownEyedGirl]

Mabel, your designs are so pretty!

[rcperryls]

Stunning.

Carole

[Rose]

As always Mabel it is wonderful!!!!!

[BrownEyedGirl]

Another wonderful design. I always look forward to drooling over your next creation.

[toni99]

One of these days, I might enroll in our local hardanger lesson Mabel, and that's because of your beautiful works! All of them are awesome!

[Mabel Figworthy]

Here's the first of the "standard" seasons, Autumn. It uses only DMC perles, so it quite a good one for someone who doesn't want to invest too much in speciality stash (are there people like that???). The series, together with Day & Night, uses five different types of covered bar and six types of filling (one of which I think I invented ), and several speciality stitches, so it's almost like a sampler of Hardanger stuff . Not surprising as it started out as charts for the stitching course.

Anyway, Autumn. The speciality stitches here are buttonhole wheels, I've included a close-up. They're quite textural, a bit fiddly but they give a nice 3D feel to it. Slightly worried they'll make it too thick for the coaster I planned for it but we'll see

[karen4bells]

Awesome designs and stitching Mabel--note to self to get motivated and break out my hardanger!!

[Nachstenliebe]

That wheel is so impressive! The whole design looks perfect
Faith

[rcperryls]

When I see your designs all I want is to learn how to do Hardanger and only do that and when I see the HAED designs all I want to do is those. Besides other things that need doing. So I guess I will have to move the "other things" lower down on my priority lists.

Your design is just beautiful. Even if I don't get to do them (soon) I truly enjoy looking at them.

Carole

[tiffstitch]

Autumn is so gorgeous! I really like that colour. Very interesting stitch.

[Mabel Figworthy]

So, I've been having a bit of a design-feast , because I really liked the basic shape of the Seasons quartet. I ended up charting three sets of four, all using the same diamond-within-a-square as a starting point, but using different fillings, satin stitch motifs and speciality stitches. I've designed them more or less to be a good "practice set", as together they contain:

Kloster blocks
satin stitch

double cable stitch
chain stitch
four-sided stitch

woven bars
wrapped bars
double wrapped bars
X-bars

dove's eye
square filet
spider's web
fan stitch
Greek cross
woven twisted bars
bow-tie stitch
woven picot filling

Rhodes stitch
Queen's stitch
Algerian eye
eyelet
buttonhole wheel
star stitch
French knot
sheaf stitch
rice stitch
long-armed Smyrna stitch
Chinese lantern

And in the end you've got 12 card-sized projects

Here's a peek at the three series.

Seasons (Spring Summer Autumn Winter)



Compass (North East South West)



Round the Clock (Morning Noon Evening Night)