How to Do Huck Embroidery

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An old craft, huck embroidery begins with a row of stitches across the material, then works the design upward to repeat a motif. It's popular for hand towels, but can be used on other home accessories, like curtains.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately challenging

Things You’ll Need:

Embroidery Needles
Embroidery Scissors
Embroidery Threads
Embroidery Yarns
Huck Motif
Huckaback Toweling
Embroidery Floss
Embroidery Hoops
Fabrics
Tapestry Needles
Threads

Step1

Select a motif. Consult an embroidery-design book for choices.

Step2

Cut a long length of thread.

Step3

Thread a tapestry needle without knotting the end.

Step4

Turn huckaback toweling to the wrong side (on which raised double threads run up and down). You'll embroider on the reverse side.

Step5

Stitch your motif by running thread under the pairs of raised up and down threads. Do not sew through the material.

Step6

Begin your motif either by making a straight line across the length of fabric from edge to edge, or fold the fabric in half and sew from the center to the left. Then turn the fabric upside down and repeat.

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kk4jc said

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on 2/23/2008 Cheryl, if you go to www.swedishweavedesigns.com, you'll find some great patterns.

cherylw59 said

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on 2/21/2008 I too learned from my GM and want to make some hand towels with geometric designs and some kitchen towels with some colorful roosters. Can some one tell me where to find any of these patterns. Thank you, Cheryl

cherylw59 said

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on 2/21/2008 I have been looking for huck weaving patterns. I too learned from my grandmother many years ago and would like to do some hand towels for my new apartment and possible some kitchen towels. Some colorful roosters would be pretty in my kitchen and some geometric for the bathroom. Thank you Anne

Anonymous said

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on 11/22/2005 I have been doing Swedish weaving on huck toweling for many many years. I learned it from my grandmother who was from Sweden. I disagree with your statement where you specify to do the stitching from one end to the other. This will distort the fabric. One should always start in the middle and go to each end as stated in the next statement. This will produce a much straighter design.

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