Embroidering on the vertical threads of the fabric surface.
This towel was embroidered by me in 1966. It’s called Swedish Embroidery or Swedish Weaving too. My father’s mother, who taught me to knit, taught me this design to embellish a linen towel. I remembering pulling threads with a needle to fringe the bottom edge
I discovered you can still get the Huck Toweling Fabric or Kits to embroider the towels.
Here’s a Beginners Video if you want to try it.
An article from PieceWork Magazine says…
“The French know this embroidery technique as broderie suedoise (Swedish embroidery); Italian needleworkers refer to it as punto filza (running stitch). In Spain, the same type of needlework is bordado Yugoslavo (Yugoslavian embroidery) or punto de llama (flame stitch). Ponto oitinho (eight stitch) is the Portuguese name for a strictly pictorial version of the technique in which designs are composed of rows of figure-eight (twisted-loop) stitches. A similar type of Portuguese embroidery, ponto vagonite (vagonite refers to the ground fabric), employs all the traditional huck-embroidery stitches”
“Huck embroidery, sometimes called huck weaving or Swedish weaving, is a form of embroidery that blends a bit of surface embroidery with weaving. Its name comes from huck cloth, which is the most common material used for this style, and as its alternate name suggests, huck embroidery originated in Sweden”
Update 12:34 Thursday 2/27
Look what just found at the library
My mother taught this to me too. I think I still have some hand towels in my linen closet.
Send a photo. I’ll add to the post
My mom had a hard time getting me to wash and dry my hands so I never made this far. dc
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I’ve never tried it, but it looks like it would be fun.
Once you get the first line in , it’s easy.
Very intricate and very beautiful Ruth E
Thanks Sue
This is so beautifully artsy.
Thanks Audrey
My Swedish grandmother never taught me this technique, many other things, just not this. Need to add it to my list of fun things to sew!
I’m st a library parking lot right now to pick up book-
Swedish Weaving Pattern Directory
50 Huck Embroidery Designs for the Modern Needlecrafter
by Kennedy, Katherine
Thank you!
Beautiful towel and beautiful memory gcr
Thank you dear gcr
I’m impressed
Awww thanks Sheree
Pleasure
Wonderful memories – I remember learning this in Home Ec class at school!
It looks quite effective, Ruth. I watched part of the video xx
Oh that’s good of you to check it out, Jo. Thanks for your visit.
I would have watched it all but the Internet went down! Just got it back xx