Broken Arrow by Swedish Weave Designs

April 26, 2026, 9:24 am
Filed under: Brandywine Chapter, Embroidery Guild of America, Huck Embroidery Towel

Before I can dive into the book Swedish Weaving Pattern by Kayerine Kennedy, I had to do the two free online patterns that I handed out to the EGA Brandywine Guild members. Some of us will be getting together on Thursday for a Stitch-In at Fireside Stitchery.

I did this pattern, Autumn Windbreak by Sue Meier, previosly using a red and blue Waterlilies but hadn’t left room for the bottom zigzag border. By counting better, the whole pattern just fits on the towel. To end the thread, I ran the needle and thread into the center of the edge where it’s folded for about an inch before bringing the needle out and cutting the thread. I like it better than running back through on the front. The pattern can be found on the Wayback Machine at https://web.archive.org/web/20090419090854if_/http://www.nordicneedle.com:80/newsletters/stash/10/autumn_windbreak_09_29.pdf

This second pattern, Broken Arrow, came from Swedish Weave Designs (.com). I hadn’t gotten it done prior to our April session but I can bring it to our May session when we do crayon transfer.

I used the variegated DMC Pearl #5 4030. This was tougher than I expected. For some reason, I had a heck of a hard time with the mirror image on the bottom even though I had the whole pattern printed. But, it’s a pretty pattern and is now our current decorative towel in our bathroom. Bill understands that it is not to be used!