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Swedish Weaving & Huck Embroidery Made Easy
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Katherine's special is Swedish weaving, also called huck embroidery. Her designs have a bit of a contemporary flare to them yet maintain a traditional look similar to those from the 1930s and '40s. Soon after discovering this craft, Katherine began selling hand-stitched items at shows and in local Scandinavian shops. She also started teaching, and it was her students who... Full bio »
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Join Swedish weaving and huck embroidery expert Katherine Kennedy and discover for yourself the ease and elegance of this craft. Katherine explains in detail which fabrics, threads and needles are suitable for Swedish weaving and huck embroidery. Then, she demonstrates each basic stitch step by step as you follow along.
In this class you'll learn how to:
- Choose fabrics, threads and needles for stitching projects.
- Work the basic stitches including the straight stitch, slant stitch, loop stitch, double-loop stitch and twisted loop stitch.
- Read a Swedish weave and huck embroidery chart.
- Work loop stitches into letters or shapes to add personalization.
- Finish projects with a pretty, multicolored fringed edge.
- Stitch a holiday ornament from start to finish during the video.
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