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HUCK WEAVING or Swedish weaving is a surface embroidery technique known by a variety of names. These include Huck Embroidery, Huckaback darning, Punto Oitinho (Brazil) and Yugoslavian Weaving. The name Huck Embroidery comes from the specialty fabric, huck, which is the base fabric. The technique dates back to the 1600’s, most often found in linens. …
Does PATTERN DARNING make you think of holes in socks? That’s what I thought of! I remember watching Mom darning socks when I was young. Now, I must admit I have never been inclined to darn socks myself! The ladies in the canvas group recently introduced me to Norwegian pattern darning. It is a very…
Some of the stitch group decided to try some NEEDLEPOINT BOOKMARKS. Susan stitched her bookmark using Colour Complements Colour #58. Colour #58 is another new colour combination. She created a variation of a free pattern found on Laura Perin’s blog. I am sorry but I do not have the specific pattern. Laura is a talented…
It is always fun to see a HARDANGER sample using Colour Complements threads. Hardanger is a form of embroidery traditionally worked with white thread on even-weave linen or cloth. It consists of counted and drawn thread work techniques. It is sometimes called whitework embroidery. I am always thrilled to see traditional styles stitched with my…
A fast and easy NEEDLEPOINT sample today. I always like to have a small project that stitches up quickly on the go. Marie has stitched this pattern for a scissor fob and biscornu. The pattern is “Lily” designed by Canadian designer Kathryn Drummond of Gingerbread Girl Designs. It measures 3 ½ inches square on 18…
A great Halloween themed CROSS STITCH today using one of my new fall collection. Since Halloween is not far off, I thought this would be a lovely example for a very small project to celebrate the season. BOO! Pyra has stitched this sample which measures 2 1/2 inches on 22 count Aida. She started by…
Another butterfly in Kathleen’s WOOL APPLIQUE project Butterfly Sampler by Sue Spargo. Kathleen opted for a soft green wool background and the entire sampler measures 16×22. Kathleen chose softer more muted colours for the majority of her butterflies. The exception is this darker purple butterfly. This fits in well with her overall plan which you will…
A lovely CROSS STITCH PATTERN today. Rachel is one of my customers who designs cross stitch. I have posted about her beautiful designs previously HERE. Variegated Bug was designed using Colour Complements Colour #165 which has been discontinued but any colour combination would work beautifully. Rachel writes “It is designed for beginners and includes whole…
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I have two wool projects to share today from Kerry. If you have been following me for some time you will know that Kerry is one of my customers who is a prolific stitcher. She recently completed the scissor holders above using a wool base with some simple stitching using cotton floss and size 8…
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