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Hardanger Angel Ornament

Designed by Ruth Hanke of Hanky Panky Designs

Hardanger has been a popular form of needlework for, well, centuries. We asked designer Ruth Hanke to create a special Hardanger ornament for our web site visitors. Made with Kreinik silk threads, it will become an instant heirloom.

Materials needed:

• 6-inch square of 24-count white Congress Cloth 
• two skeins of Silk Mori 8000 Soft White 
• #24, #26 Tapestry needles 
• large Mother of Pearl star * 
• two 2mm joined beads (about three inches) * 
• eight white glass seed beads * 
• beading needle and white sewing thread 
• tacky glue and Fray Check

 Instructions:

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Hardanger Tree Ornament

Designed by Ruth Hanke of Hanky Panky Designs

When we asked designer Ruth Hanke to create a special Hardanger ornament for our website visitors, she made two-a sweet Angel, and this classic tree. Made with two types of Kreinik silk threads, they will become instant heirlooms.

Materials needed:

• two 2.5m skeins Kreinik Silk Mori 4063 Medium Holly 
• one spool Kreinik Silk Bella in 1117 Dark Christmas Red, 2014 Medium Gold, 4073 Light Dusty Green 
• 6-inch square of white 24-count Congress Cloth 
• #24, #26 Tapestry needles 
• two 2mm white beads *
• one large Mother of Pearl star *
• 4-inches of fine gold wire * 
• tacky glue, Fray Check", small sharp-pointed scissors *

 Instructions:

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Garden In Silk Hardanger Design

Designed by Debra VanOverloop 

This just may be one of the prettiest Hardanger designs you’ve ever seen. Delicate Silk Mori flowers accent the silk-thread cutwork that resembles a French country window. The best part is that it’s small enough to finish quickly—better to satisfy the soul when you don’t have much time for stitching these busy days.

Materials needed:

• Kreinik Silk Mori 1092, 1105, 1107, 3011, 4163, 4166, 8000 (one 2.5m skein of each)
• Kreinik Silk Serica 1092 and 8000
• 28-count white linen
• sharp scissors for the cut areas  

Instructions:

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The Aroma of Lavender

Designed by Betty Stokoe

Skill Level:  Intermediate
 Design Size: 5.5" square on 22-ct 

Call it Lavender therapy if you will, this little Hardanger peace (er, piece) is good for a stitcher's soul. Spend an hour a day with the rich purple shades of soft Silk Mori and Silk Serica threads. If needlework can be meditation, there's nothing more satisfying that laying thread in the Satin Stitch (nice smooth, even strokes creating a surface of maximum light reflection). Use it to make Kloster Blocks out of Silk Serica, noting the luminescent texture of this filament silk. 

Materials needed:

• Kreinik Silk Serica¨ in 6123, 6124, 6126 
• Kreinik Silk Mori¨ (2.5m skein of each) in 6123, 6124, 6126 
• Zweigart 22-count Oslo Hardanger fabric in white 

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Hardanger Wintertide

Designed by Paticia Andrle

There is a simple beauty in stitching with Silk Mori and Silk Serica and in looking at your finished needlework made with the silks. This is especially evident in this Hardanger ornament using colors Soft White, Dark Holly, Dark Christmas Red, andVery Dark Straw. Use Silk Serica for the Kloster blocks and Mori for the needleweaving. Seize some time for yourself to relax and enjoy the softness of the threads working through your fingers as you stitch this holiday ornament for your tree (or for a special friend's tree).

Materials needed:

• Kreinik Silk Serica® in 1116 Dark Christmas Red, 4066 Dark Holly, and 8000 Soft White
• Kreinik Silk Mori® (2.5m skein of each) in 7087 Very Dark Straw and 8000 Soft White
• 9" x 9" piece of 28-count white linen

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Silk Serica® can be used as is, straight from the reel, as a 3-ply twisted filament silk. It can also be separated and used as a flat silk. Made of 100% pure filament silk, the sheen is so rich and bright, it instantly turns any design into a work of art. Perfect in heirloom projects and designs focusing on different textures.

The most important tip to remember when working with Silk Serica: moisturize your hands with a non-greasy hand cream. This will keep the filament silk from snagging on rough spots. 

See Description below for more tips and usage ideas.

Silk Bella™ is the thinnest of the Kreinik silk threads. It is a filament silk with a bright sheen, visible in designs even with it's small weight. It is a beautiful thread when used in any stitch, in any technique. Silk Bella is dyed in colors to match Silk Mori® and Silk Serica®. 

Content: 100% pure filament silk

Care

Silk Bella should only be dry cleaned. Do not wash or wet block silk work. Do not use an embroidery hoop with silk thread in hand stitchery, as the rings, markings or folds left in the fabric cannot be removed by washing the piece. Instead, use stretcher bars, Q-snaps, or scroll frames.

Applications

Appliqué (hand and machine), blackwork, costume making, crazy quilting (hand and machine), crewel, crochet, cross stitch/counted thread, couching, doll making (hand or machine), hardanger, Japanese embroidery, knitting, lace making, machine embroidery/bobbin work, machine embroidery/couching, miniatures, needlepoint/canvas work, punch embroidery, ribbon embroidery (hand and machine), smocking, stumpwork, weaving.

Hand Embroidery, Cross Stitch, Samplers, Needlepoint 

Silk Bella is ideal for a variety of stitches in samplers, hardanger, crewel, stumpwork, pulled work, crazy quilting, petit point, and needlepoint or canvas work. Use it straight from the reel as a 3-ply twisted thread for tent stitch, satin stitch, kloster blocks and other stitches that showcase its texture. It is similar in weight to a #12 Pearl Cotton. Do not separate strands; use as is, straight off the reel.

Tips on using Silk Bella

• To keep your stitching looking its best, take time to wash your hands before stitching. Use a non-greasy hand cream to moisturize hands and prevent the silk from snagging on dry skin or cuticles.
• Prepare your ground material (fabric or canvas) prior to stitching to prevent the silk from snagging on rough edges. Turn the edges under with a running stitch, or cover the edges with tape.
• Silk Bella® comes on a snap-spool mechanism. Both sides of the spool open; look for the side where the thread end is located. Insert your thumbnail under the cap, and rotate the spool while gently lifting the cap to release the thread (the cap should not pop off). Snap the lid shut to secure the unused portion.
• Use lengths of silk no longer than 45cm (18 inches) for better thread control and reduced thread abrasion from repeated passes through the ground material. Use a needle large enough to 'open' the hole in the fabric to allow the silk thread to go through easily.
• It is important to maintain Silk Bella's twist as it comes from the spool to ensure uniform stitches from beginning to end. Since all of us as stitchers twist our needles a little bit while stitching, apply a slight reverse twist to your needle, or allow your needle to dangle every one or two stitches. This will prevent the softly twisted silk from untwisting or becoming too tightly twisted. 

See 150+ beautiful silk colors of Mori, Serica, and Bella for your next project (actual thread swatches, not photos). Includes the popular Milkpaint colors.