An eye-catching Easter decoration is made with plastic eggs covered with linen embroidered with Schwalm motifs.
It doesn’t matter if one uses spring-like colours,
shades of one tone,
or only one colour.
Nice motifs in the perfect size can be found in 24 small Designs.
Detailed instructions and 60 designs for working those eggs can be found in Embroidered Easter Eggs.
If one wants to embroider somewhat larger eggs (e.g., goose eggs), appropriate designs can be found in Easter Eggs.
When the Global Schwalm Sampler goes on tour – the first agreements are already in progress – the viewer should be given the opportunity to obtain background information. Therefore, I have created a detailed bilingual English-German report that is laminated and bound to accompany the cloth.
An overall picture with background lighting gives an initial view of the impressive project, and a numbered graph allows the viewer to more easily find the individual embroideries.
A short history of the Global Schwalm Sampler follows
as well as a list of the number of embroiderers and the submitted contributions of the respective nations.
After this brief introduction, there are 142 pages where one can see and read details of the individual contributions.
All the detailed images have been professionally edited. And the text, the same as the text originally posted on my website, has been enriched by many more detailed images of the finished sampler.
On the last two pages there is a short explanation of how the individual embroideries were combined to create a large sampler.
The detailed images of the embroidery are excellent after being professionally processed. You can clearly see every stitch.
I have therefore decided to make this publication accessible to all interested embroiderers! This book opens up a treasure trove of ideas that have been put into practice and embroideries that have come to fruition. The effect of individual filling patterns in different motifs can be compared wonderfully.
A quality book consisting of a total of 146 pages with 485 images must have a price. The printed version costs €39 (including 7% sales tax, so it is €36.45 outside the EU). But there is also a downloadable version that consists of, due to the file size, a total of 7 PDF documents. It can be purchased for €20 (including 7% sales tax, so it is €18.69 outside the EU).
The weight is more than 500 g, so the shipping costs are also higher – within the EU they are €7.49 without a tracking number and €10 with a tracking number. Outside the EU the shipping is €9 without a tracking number and €11.35 with a tracking number.
All those involved in the Global Schwalm Sampler receive a special discount of 20% on the purchase price as an extra “thank you”.
Last week I started to offer linen with pre-transferred designs, mostly doilies.
Here I present the last of the available designs – mostly tea cloths and table runners.
Again, the designs are all applied to high quality linen. It is article #925 from Weddigen; the 16/cm thread count linen that is most commonly used for Schwalm whitework.
These are not listed in my online store, you may order them by contacting me directly via email: info@luzine-happel.de
Information regarding the shipping costs can be found at the end of this article.
#15 out of stock
doily
size: 40 cm X 40 cm
design size: 26 cm in diameter
weight: 57 g
price: €11,76 for customers outside the EU and €14 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
embroidered example of #15
#16 out of stock
oval doily
size: 35 cm X 45 cm
design size: 22.5 cm X 32 cm
weight: 50 g
price: €11,76 for customers outside the EU and €14 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
embroidered example of #16
#17 out of stock
table runner
size: 50 cm X 100 cm
design size: 19 cm X 50 cm
weight: 154 g
price: €23,53 for customers outside the EU and €28 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
embroidered example of #17
#18 out of stock
table runner
size: 50 cm X 100 cm
design size: 21 cm X 21 cm X 2
weight: 157 g
price: €23,53 for customers outside the EU and €28 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
embroidered example of #18
detail of embroidered example of #18
#19 out of stock
table runner
size: 45 cm X 90 cm
design size: 17 cm X 21 cm X 2
weight: 117 g
price: €23,53 for customers outside the EU and €28 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
embroidered example of #19
Details of the embroidery one can find here.
#20 out of stock
table runner
size: 50 cm X 100 cm
design size: 21 cm X 50 cm
weight: 150 g
price: €23,53 for customers outside the EU and €28 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
embroidered example of #20, on coarse linen
detail of embroidered example of #20, on coarse linen
#21
tea cloth
size: 65 cm X 65 cm
design size: 39 cm X 39 cm
weight: 130 g
price: €27,65 for customers outside the EU and €32,90 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
embroidered example of #21
detail of embroidered example of #21
#22 out of stock
tea cloth
size: 70 cm X 70 cm
design size: 38 cm in diameter
weight: 160 g
price: €22,94 for customers outside the EU and €27,30 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
#23
tea cloth
size: 70 cm X 70 cm
design size: 35 cm in diameter
weight: 160 g
price: €22,94 for customers outside the EU and €27,30 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
#24a out of stock
tea cloth
size: 70 cm X 70 cm
design size: 32 cm in diameter
weight: 140 g
price: €22,94 for customers outside the EU and €27,30 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
#24b out of stock
tea cloth
size: 90 cm X 90 cm
design size: 32 cm in diameter
weight: 250 g
price: €34,71 for customers outside the EU and €41,30 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
embroidered example of #24
#25 out of stock
tea cloth
size: 70 cm X 70 cm
design size: 35 cm in diameter
weight: 150 g
price: €22,94 for customers outside the EU and €27,30 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
embroidered example of #25
detail of embroidered example of #25
detail of embroidered example of #25, worked with colour
#26 out of stock
tea cloth
size: 80 cm X 80 cm
design size: 30 cm in diameter
weight: 170 g
price: €31,18 for customers outside the EU and €37,10 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
#27 out of stock
tea cloth
size: 80 cm X 80 cm
design size: 45 cm in diameter
weight: 185 g
price: €31,18 for customers outside the EU and €37,10 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
#28 out of stock
tea cloth
size: 90 cm X 90 cm
design size: 52 cm in diameter
weight: 230 g
price: €34,71 for customers outside the EU and €41,30 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
embroidered example of #28
#29 out of stock
tea cloth
size: 90 cm X 90 cm
design size: 35 cm X 35 cm
weight: 230 g
price: €34,71 for customers outside the EU and €41,30 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
embroidered example of #29
detail of embroidered example of #29
#30 out of stock
tea cloth
size: 90 cm X 90 cm
design size: 58 cm X 58 cm
weight: 240 g
price: €34,71 for customers outside the EU and €41,30 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
detail of embroidered example of #30 – worked with colour
#31 out of stock
tea cloth
size: 90 cm X 90 cm
design size: 41 cm in diameter
weight: 240 g
price: €34,71 for customers outside the EU and €41,30 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
embroidered example of #31
weight of the required envelope: 70 g
Shipping up to 500 g without tracking is €3.80 for customers outside the EU and €3.81 (which includes 19% VAT) for customers inside the EU.
Shipping up to 500 g with a tracking number is €6,15 for customers outside the EU and €6,60 (which includes 19% VAT) for customers inside the EU.
Shipping up to 1000 g is €9 for customers outside the EU and €8.33 (which includes 19% VAT) for customers inside the EU.
Shipping up to 1000 g with a tracking number is €11,35 for customers outside the EU and €11,13 (which includes 19% VAT) for customers inside the EU.
I do not add on any PayPal fees or handling charges. So you pay only the price of the printed linen and the shipping costs.
In the last few years the interest in handcrafts as a whole, including embroidery, has declined. Some companies have reduced their production, and others have given up completely. Many famous linen weaving mills no longer exist. Reduced demand means that the available range of required materials is limited. Sometimes the offerings are reduced in scope, for example there are fewer choices when it comes to the weights of embroidery threads. Good sources dry up. This is also true for linens printed with Schwalm designs; there used to be a treasure trove of these. I have taken over the remaining stock of an elderly lady’s linens printed with Schwalm designs, and I am now offering them for sale.
Printed designs offer the advantage that you can start embroidering straight away. The mostly very consistent lines remain visible until the end of the embroidery work. However, they can be washed out with a special detergent.
The designs are all applied to high quality linen. It is article # 925 from Weddigen; the 16/cm thread count linen that is most commonly used for Schwalm whitework.
Sometimes there are only single pieces left: all will be sold on a first come, first served basis. So please don’t hesitate to order here: info@luzine-happel.de
Information regarding the shipping costs are found at the end of this article.
#1a
doily “Blanket Stitch Eyelets Star” small
size: 32 cm X 32 cm
design size: 22 cm in diameter
weight: 32 g
price: €5,88 for customers outside the EU and €7 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
#1b out of stock
doily “Blanket Stitch Eyelets Star” somewhat larger
size: 45 cm X 45 cm
design size: 35 cm in diameter
weight: 57 g
price: €11,76 for customers outside the EU and €14 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
embroidered example of #1a
embroidered examples of #1a and #1b
#2
doily
size: 40 cm X 40 cm
design size: 26 cm in diameter
weight: 57 g
price: €11,18 for customers outside the EU and €13,30 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
embroidered example of #2
#3
doily
size: 45 cm X 45 cm
design size: 32 cm X 32 cm
weight: 59 g
price: €11,76 for customers outside the EU and €14,00 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
embroidered example of #3
#4 out of stock
doily
size: 45 cm X 45 cm
design size: 22/23 cm in diameter
weight: 62 g
price: €11,76 for customers outside the EU and €14,00 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
embroidered example of #4
#5 out of stock
doily
size: 45 cm X 45 cm
design size: 27 cm in diameter
weight: 62 g
price: €11,76 for customers outside the EU and €14,00 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
embroidered example of #5
#6a out of stock
doily
size: 45 cm X 45 cm
design size: 18 cm in diameter
weight: 57 g
price: €11,76 for customers outside the EU and €14,00 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
Here one can find how to work such a narrow plait wreath doily.
#6b out of stock
tea cloth
size: 70 cm X 70 cm
design size: 25 cm in diameter
weight: 164 g
price: €22,94 for customers outside the EU and €27,30 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
embroidered example of #6
#7
doily
size: 45 cm X 45 cm
design size: 23 cm in diameter
weight: 62 g
price: €11,76 for customers outside the EU and €14,00 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
embroidered example of #7
#8 out of stock
doily
size: 45 cm X 45 cm
design size: 17.5 cm in diameter
weight: 62 g
price: €11,76 for customers outside the EU and €14,00 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
#9
doily
size: 45 cm X 45 cm
design size: 19.5 cm X 19.5 cm
weight: 59 g
price: €11,76 for customers outside the EU and €14,00 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
embroidered example of #9
one more embroidered example of #9, the filling pattern is found here.
#10 out of stock
doily
size: 45 cm X 45 cm
design size: 19.5 cm X 19.5 cm
weight: 59 g
price: €11,76 for customers outside the EU and €14,00 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
#11 out of stock
doily
size: 50 cm X 50 cm
design size: 18 cm in diameter
weight: 77 g
price: €11,76 for customers outside the EU and €14,00 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
embroidered example of #11
one more embroidered example of #11
#12 out of stock
doily
size: 40 cm X 50 cm
design size: 23 cm X 33 cm
weight: 62 g
price: €12,35 for customers outside the EU and €14,70 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
embroidered example of #12
#13
oval doily
size: 40 cm X 55 cm
design size: 37 cm X 29 cm
weight: 74 g
price: €12,35 for customers outside the EU and €14,70 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
>#14 out of stock
table runner
size: 40 cm X 70 cm
design size: 25 cm X 51 cm
weight: 86 g
price: €18,24 for customers outside the EU and €21,70 (which includes 19 % VAT) for customers inside the EU.
Next week I will offer tea cloths and table runners.
weight of the required envelope: 70 g
Shipping up to 500 g without tracking is €3.80 for customers outside the EU and €3.81 (which includes 19% VAT) for customers inside the EU.
Shipping up to 500 g with a tracking number is €6,15 for customers outside the EU and €6,60 (which includes 19% VAT) for customers inside the EU.
Shipping up to 1000 g is €9 for customers outside the EU and €8.33 (which includes 19% VAT) for customers inside the EU.
Shipping up to 1000 g with a tracking number is €11,35 for customers outside the EU and €11,13 (which includes 19% VAT) for customers inside the EU.
I do not add on any PayPal fees or handling charges. So you pay only the price of the printed linen and the shipping costs.
Washing Out Persistent Outlines
Along the recommendation of my advisor, I dissolved curtains-full detergent in lukewarm water for my washing test
and submerged the prepared embroidery for a pre-wash.
The pencil traces can be clearly seen in the moistened fabric.
The embroidery remained in the soapy water for two days. From time to time I agitated it slightly with a wooden tool.
Then the wash started. It would be a lie to say that all colour disappeared without any intervention.
I first kept the embroidery under a jet of water. As a result, the colour gave way only minimally. I had to rub the coloured areas between my thumbs – but really only lightly and for a short time.
The lines that were not embroidered over disappeared immediately, the others dissolved after a very short time.
Dried and ironed the embroidery turned out bright white.
Encouraged by this success, I looked for a piece of linen with a design transferred in a particular way and with a particularly permanent colour
and embroidered it.
The finished embroidered piece was submerged into the soapy water, the blue colouration appears very clearly due to the outlines.
After two days of soaking, the soapy water was slightly heated, and the embroidery in it was agitated for a short time.
Then the wash started.
I had to rub the coloured areas between my thumbs. The blue colour dissolved very soon by continuing to rub. Nevertheless, I briefly boiled the embroidery in the soapy water to make the linen shrink.
What was left was impeccably pure embroidery, which radiates simple elegance after ironing.
In Germany we have a couple of different curtain detergents. So far I could not test all, but I know that DATO and Hoffmann´s Gardinenwaschmittel work.
Which special curtain detergents are available in your country? Have you performed any experiments in washing out design outlines? Please share your knowledge by leaving a comment.
Luzine Happel
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