Brush resident Sandy Chapin is teaching a Hardanger embroidery class at the East Morgan County Library (EMCL) this month. Chapin, whose family roots are in North Dakota and Minnesota, said ...

It all started when the two college friends signed up for a class in Hardanger embroidery, a traditional form of white-on-white stitchery and cutwork used to decorate tablecloths and aprons.

She set out to learn Hardanger. Hardanger, or, as it’s sometimes called, Hardangersom, is a form of counted-thread embroidery stitched on an even-weave fabric. Some historical information ...