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| Type | Pattern |
|---|---|
| From | PieceWork |
| Author | Justin Allan-Spencer |
| Published | November 9, 2022 |
| Format |
This design is entirely worked in long-arm cross-stitch, the most common stitch found in the extant traditional embroideries of Iceland.
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The valhnútur, Icelandic for endless knot, is a design motif that appears in several handwritten Icelandic manuscripts from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This needlework version is inspired by a pattern recorded in the Skaftafell Book, drawn by an eighteenth-century farmer, Jón Einarsson. The colors for this design were inspired by a seventeenth-century bridal bench cushion in the collection of the National Museum of Iceland. This design is particularly fitting for a wedding—the two entwined knots symbolize the married couple.
This design is entirely worked in long-arm cross-stitch, the most common stitch found in the extant traditional embroideries of Iceland. In Icelandic, the stitch is called gamli krosssaumurinn (old cross-stitch) or fléttusaumur (braid stitch) because of the plaited texture the stitch creates; it is not to be confused with the braid stitch found in Hungarian needlework.
Materials
Finished design size: 5½ × 5½ inches (14.0 × 14.0 cm)
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