BEGINNER’S HARDANGER
Teacher: Marion Scoular
Elegant and lace-like, Hardanger embroidery is easier to stitch than
it appears. Worked in the hand, it is great to take on your travels.
The basic techniques are clearly explained, and you have the option
of stitching in a solid color or experimenting with Watercolours®.
Project: Cushion, tote bag, or vest insert
Size: 8 3/4" x 8 3/4"
Fabric: 14" x 14" 22-ct cotton Hardanger
Threads: Pearl cotton #5 or Watercolours®, pearl cotton #8 and #12
Colors: Student’s choice
Skill level: Beginner
Prerequisites: Ability to read charts and count accurately
Time: Six months
Fee: $150.00 per group
Text: $30.50 per student, 44 pages
Supplies (approximate): $12.50
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GROUP CORRESPONDENCE COURSES — COUNTED THREAD
Stitched by Marion Scoular
Stitched by Ilse Altherr
17C ENGLISH STYLE SAMPLER
Teacher: Ilse Altherr
The nine bands in this sampler were adapted from a variety of
embroideries housed in the Victoria and Albert Museum, as well
as in private collections throughout England. Eight different stitches
are clearly diagramed; they include, but are not limited to,
diagonal cross stitch, double-running, satin, four-sided, and
closed herringbone.
Project: Sampler
Size: 6" x 19H"
Fabric: Congress cloth or evenweave linen (student’s
choice)
Threads: Soie d’Alger® silk or DMC® stranded cotton
Colors: Green, rose, blue, gold, brown, and cream
Skill level: Intermediate
Prerequisites: Ability to read and apply a graph to
fabric threads
Time: Six months
Fee: $150.00 per group
Text: $31.00 per student, unbound, two-pocket
folder, and two color photocopies
Supplies (approximate): With silk threads, $55.00;
with stranded cotton, $26.00
