Hardanger embroidery, as we know it today, is a form of openwork which originated in the south western Norwegian fjord country of Hardanger. Its origins are unclear, but it is known that hardanger reached Norway from Italy during the seventeenth century.
Rita Vainius : The History of Hardangersom (Hardanger)
http://www.nordicneedle.com : Hardanger Hints, Hardanger 101, 201, 301
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Links
http://www.goldingcraft.com/hardang.htm - book suggestions
http://www.white-works.com/hardanger.htm
http://www.eac.ca/embroidery_canada/dec_2002/hardanger.html - article in embroidery canada
http://www.globalwomensnet.com/needlework/hardanger_embroidery.html - lots of links
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