How to stitch Kloster blocks
The foundation of Hardanger.
Step by step
- Start with a waste knot on top, away from where you'll stitch.
- Make five straight stitches side by side, each over four threads.
- Start the next block at right angles, sharing the corner hole.
- Check the back: parallel stitches, no diagonals.
- Keep vertical blocks opposite vertical, horizontal opposite horizontal.
- Finish by weaving the ends under the blocks on the back.
Watch
Hardanger Embroidery Tutorial part 1 - Kloster Blocks (12:24)
By Epida Studio Quilting & Embroidery · Open on YouTube
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