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Swedish weaving.

Posted: 12 Apr 2013, 23:00
by wendy
Well here is the first attempt.
It is on cross stitch Aida, so not on the right material and it is cross stitch threads. But I wanted to have a practice some of the stitches and wool changes.


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Re: Swedish weaving.

Posted: 12 Apr 2013, 23:23
by p.penn
I have never heard of that before but it is really pretty. Is it so different to do than cross stich?

Re: Swedish weaving.

Posted: 13 Apr 2013, 01:44
by manda
WOW!!! It's gorgeous!

Re: Swedish weaving.

Posted: 13 Apr 2013, 06:50
by mrs boodles
Thats lovely Wendy.

Re: Swedish weaving.

Posted: 13 Apr 2013, 08:58
by wendy
Not a lot different Helen. But instead of going through the work. You stitch on top of it. If you get what I mean. When looking at the back you cannot see any work.
A bit difficult to read the patterns to start, like anything really. I will still keep practicing for a while, before I venture into anything big.

Re: Swedish weaving.

Posted: 13 Apr 2013, 15:59
by albertajune
Beatiful and bold. You are a clever girl when it comes to using a needle Wendy. With the pattern not showing through on the back, I can see that it could be used on many items that are handled rather than framed. Does that make sense?

Re: Swedish weaving.

Posted: 13 Apr 2013, 16:31
by wendy
Yes it does June )t'

Re: Swedish weaving.

Posted: 13 Apr 2013, 17:08
by LittleBrownFrog
Lovely Wendy. I can't find the table linen I was going to show you, I think it may be at my Mum's, but they are away at the moment, and I wouldn't know where to start looking at their house!

Re: Swedish weaving.

Posted: 13 Apr 2013, 21:38
by wendy
Ok so I have had a bash at two more.
Here are my efforts. The blue is incomplete but you, hopefully, can see it should mirror each other.

These are the three

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It seems to be easier on my poor arthritic hands. As your wrist isn't going up and down.
But I do have a LOAD of cross stitch still to do )grin2( So maybe one and then the other. Doing it alternately.

Re: Swedish weaving.

Posted: 13 Apr 2013, 22:48
by p.penn
I really like the ribbon effect of it - really is very pretty and unusual too.