▁techniques ▁for ▁finishing ▁items . ▁ ▁Design s ▁The ▁traditional ▁style ▁of ▁Hard anger ▁work ▁is ▁very ▁geomet rical ▁in ▁form ▁and ▁based ▁on ▁several ▁basic ▁shapes ▁such ▁as ▁squares , ▁rect angles , ▁tri angles , ▁diam onds , ▁hearts , ▁z ig - z ags ▁and ▁cross es . ▁The ▁combination ▁and ▁pla cement ▁of ▁these ▁elements ▁allow ▁an ▁un limited ▁number ▁of ▁beautiful ▁patterns ▁of ▁all ▁sizes ▁to ▁be ▁created . ▁ ▁A ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁patterns ▁are ▁available ▁today ▁for ▁the ▁modern ▁need le worker ▁to ▁try , ▁in ▁both ▁traditional ▁and ▁contemporary ▁styles . ▁Hard anger ▁is ▁still ▁used ▁to ▁decor ate ▁c ush ions , ▁table ▁lin en ▁and ▁other ▁household ▁items ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁items ▁for ▁display ▁on ▁a ▁wall . ▁Several ▁modern ▁need le work ▁design ers ▁have ▁incorpor ated ▁elements ▁of ▁Hard anger ▁cut ▁work ▁into ▁their ▁emb roid ery ▁designs ▁and ▁sam pl ers , ▁often ▁combining ▁them ▁with ▁other ▁need le work ▁techniques , ▁st itch es , ▁special ity ▁threads ▁and ▁other ▁emb ell ish ments ▁to ▁great ▁effect . ▁ ▁New ▁uses ▁ ▁Some ▁Luther an ▁past ors ▁of ▁Norwegian ▁descent ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁have ▁had ▁st oles ▁emb roid ered ▁with ▁Hard anger ▁work ▁made ▁for ▁their ▁use . ▁ ▁While ▁alt ar ▁par aments ▁in ▁Hard anger ▁work ▁have ▁been ▁traditional ▁in ▁Norwegian ▁churches ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁time , ▁their ▁use ▁in ▁American ▁Luther an ▁churches ▁is ▁becoming ▁more ▁common ▁as ▁an ▁alternative ▁to ▁the ▁more ▁traditional