Høst - doily / napkin - Gerda Bengtsson (GB)

Høst - doily / napkin - Gerda Bengtsson (GB)

Harvest time is full of movement, warm colours and small moments from rural life. Harvest - doily / napkin - Gerda Bengtsson (GB) is an embroidery kit that gathers exactly this atmosphere in a small and narrative motif. Here, there is a horse in front of a wagon loaded with hay, people at work, green trees and a red farm building in the background. The motif is small in format, but rich in detail and full of classic Danish rural life.

A harvest scene with horse and harvest wagon

The motif shows a reddish-brown horse standing in front of a wagon filled with golden hay. The horse is placed at the lower left and gives the scene a clear connection to traditional farming. The dark harness and the fine details around the legs and head make the figure feel alive, even though the motif is simply structured.

Beside the horse stands a person who appears to be guiding or helping with the wagon. On the load of hay itself, two small figures are sitting or standing. They give the motif a fine story about harvest work, community and busy hands. The large golden haystack on the wagon fills much of the motif and becomes a warm centre point in the embroidery.

The colours in the load of hay range from yellow to orange and brown tones. This gives the motif a clear sense of late summer and harvest. The darker details in the wagon and wheels create contrast and make the scene easy to read.

Farm building, tree and rural depth

In the background, there is a long red farm building with an orange roof. The building stretches horizontally through the motif and gives the scene depth. The red colour creates warmth and ties the harvest colours together with the horse and wagon.

To the left stands a green tree with a brown trunk. The large leaves of the tree give the motif life and create a natural frame around the farm scene. Behind the building are green bushes or treetops, emphasising the feeling of a lush landscape.

The finished embroidery measures 14 x 14 cm. The size makes the doily / napkin suitable for a small table, tray, shelf or as part of a collection of small seasonal motifs. Although the motif is small, it contains people, animals, building and nature. This makes the embroidery interesting to look at and gives it a clear narrative character.

Haandarbejdets Fremme and Gerda Bengtsson’s rural motif

This embroidery kit is embroidered with Danish Flower Thread on Haandarbejdets Fremme linen 12B. The combination creates a classic embroidery design, where the small figures and colour fields stand out clearly. Danish Flower Thread gives the colours a soft and natural expression, which suits the warm harvest tones, green trees and rural atmosphere of the motif.

Haandarbejdets Fremme is known for embroidery kits where materials, motif and design tradition are carefully balanced. Here, you get a small piece of embroidery with a whole story gathered in a simple square format. Gerda Bengtsson has created a scene where harvest work, animals, people and farm surroundings meet in a friendly and nostalgic expression. Harvest - doily / napkin - Gerda Bengtsson (GB) is therefore an embroidery kit for those who love rural life, seasonal motifs and classic embroidery with a small story in the design.