Corbin Public Library Stitches and TattleTales

The Audio-book club of the Chester C. Corbin Public Library Webster, Mass. Mission: to support the Friends of the Library and other local organizations, listen to and discuss books, enable new speakers of English to join us to practice their language skills and share their countries handwork and hold 2-4 workshops a year teaching handwork arts.

Wednesday, August 02, 2006


SWEDISH WEAVING
Also known as huck weaving, Swedish huck weaving or huck embroidery, this fiber art is done on the surface of huck or monk's cloth. The basket weave of monk's cloth has the 4 over and 4 under weave of the threads. The yarn is worked under the top threads which are called "floats". All you need to get started is washed (pre-shrunk) monk's cloth, 4-ply yarn, a #13 yarn needle, scissors and a pattern.
Try making up your own designs!

1 Comments:

  • At November 28, 2006 2:13 PM, Anonymous Betsy said…

    Here's a site that offers lots of information on huck weaving: http://www.needlepointers.com/ShowArticles.aspx?NavID=628

     

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