Hardanger - the clue is in the title!

So yesterday I attended a class with Vicki Mansfield with the Leamington Embroiderers Guild.

She is an amazing embroiderer and had wowed us the previous evening with examples of her work. Now, I'm not great at formal stitching - I'm much more laissez faire in my approach, so I knew this was going to be a real challenge. And boy was it a challenge.

So this is what we were aiming for:

And this is how it progressed throughout the day

It was tough and I've never attended a class that was sooooo quiet! All that concentration. Although I did find it hard I was pleased to have tried something very different, which is the whole point of joining the guild.

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