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Across the Fence:  Huck Embroidery?  |
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
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Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3318 Posts |
 Posted - Apr 08 2011 : 6:46:53 PM
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Looking to try my hand at Huck Embroidery. Does anyone have any experience doing this? I would LOVE to learn how to do this. Any suggestions as far as instruction books would also be appreciated!
Melody
Farmgirl #525
www.bythebayhandcraftedsoap.blogspot.com |
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
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rosarita78
True Blue Farmgirl
206 Posts
Reina
Drought ridden High Plains
New Mexico
USA
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nut4fabric
True Blue Farmgirl
885 Posts
Kathy
Morgan Hill
CA
USA
885 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2011 : 07:19:14 AM
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The Nordic Needle website has lots of books and supplies for Huck embroidery.
Kathy |
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AmethystRose
True Blue Farmgirl
254 Posts
Rosemary
Huntingdon
PA
USA
254 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2011 : 07:49:53 AM
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| Huck embroidery is done on a special fabric which has two raised parallel threads. You follow a chart as in counted cross stitch, but the needle goes along the surface of the fabric in a running stitch and under the two threads, never to the back of the fabric. |
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classygram
True Blue Farmgirl
1812 Posts
Brenda
Pleasant Hill
Mo.
USA
1812 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2011 : 08:24:46 AM
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Sounds interesting, will have to google it!
http:///www.scatteredlittleblessings.blogspot.com
Seek reasons to Love..In every sigment of everyday-look for something that brings forth within you a feeling of Love-Abraham Hicks |
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Marcy
True Blue Farmgirl
2701 Posts
Marcy
Tiverton
Rhode Island
USA
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Posted - Apr 09 2011 : 09:33:37 AM
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Hi Melody,
This just caught my interest recently. I just bought three booklets on how to do it. I ordered them from Barnes and Noble as I couldn't find any locally. Two are on afghans and the other one is on little things like kitchen towels, pin cushions, pillows and basket covers. It looks pretty simple. All you need is some monk's cloth, some four ply yarn and a tapestry needle. I haven't tried it yet, but I do have all of the supplies and will get to it soon. It really is beautiful and it doesn't look hard to learn. Good luck with this. I can't wait to get started.
hugs
Marcy
Farmgirl #170
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give...Eleanor Roosevelt
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BarefootGoatGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Corrine
North Carolina
USA
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
1825 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2011 : 9:44:27 PM
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| Wow, I remember doing that in 7th grade Home Ec class -- where, among other things, we were taught to sew (if we didn't already know how) on old treadle sewing machines. We had to buy "huck toweling" for this project, which is what that special cloth is called. It looks pretty cool. |
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