Hunderose - wall piece - Gerda Bengtsson (GB)

Hunderose - wall piece - Gerda Bengtsson (GB)

"Hunderose" Dog Rose - wall piece - Gerda Bengtsson (GB) is a classic embroidery kit with a beautiful botanical motif. The embroidery shows a wild rose with white flowers, yellow flower centres, green leaves, delicate branches and red rose hips. The motif has a calm and precise expression that brings to mind the botanical plant illustrations of Flora Danica.

The embroidery is stitched with Danish Flower Thread on Haandarbejdets Fremme linen 10B. The finished wall piece measures 29 x 40 cm and has a timeless, naturalistic and decorative expression.

A botanical motif with dog rose, flowers and rose hips

The motif is built as a botanical study, where the plant stands clearly against the light linen background. At the top are the open white flowers with yellow centres. The flowers have a simple and light expression, while the small colour shifts and dark details give them character and depth.

Around the flowers, the green leaves spread in different directions. The leaves are embroidered in several green shades, from deep dark green tones to lighter green areas. This gives the motif life and makes the plant appear natural and varied.

The branches are delicate and branching, connecting the upper and lower parts of the motif. At the bottom are the red rose hips, adding warmth and colour to the embroidery. The small fruits give the motif a particular botanical completeness, as the plant is shown with both flower and fruit.

Beside the main motif is a small separate botanical detail. This emphasises the sense of a classic plant plate, where the individual parts of the plant are allowed to stand clearly and distinctly.

Inspired by Flora Danica’s botanical tradition

Dog Rose - wall piece - Gerda Bengtsson (GB) is inspired by the botanical image tradition known, among other things, from Flora Danica. Here, plants were depicted with great attention to form, leaves, flowers, fruits and growth.

In the embroidery, this tradition is translated into cross stitch. The motif therefore works both as a decorative wall piece and as a textile plant illustration. The dog rose may also bring to mind sweet briar, and the simple flowers and red rose hips of wild roses give the motif its classic, Nordic expression.

This is not a dense or heavy floral motif. There is plenty of space around the plant, allowing each branch, leaf and flower to have room. This gives the wall piece a calm and elegant character.

A wall piece with a calm and timeless expression

The finished wall piece measures 29 x 40 cm. The format suits the upright composition of the motif well, with the rose growing vertically through the surface, flowers at the top and rose hips at the bottom.

Dog Rose - wall piece is well suited for hanging in a living room, hallway, bedroom, holiday home or another place in the home where you want a classic botanical motif. The colours are natural and balanced, and the motif can hang on its own or together with other plant embroideries.

The embroidery is stitched with Danish Flower Thread. The thread gives the white, yellow, green and red shades a soft and lively expression that suits Gerda Bengtsson’s botanical visual language well.

The fabric is Haandarbejdets Fremme linen 10B. The classic linen structure provides a beautiful base for the cross stitches and highlights the fine details of the motif.

Gerda Bengtsson and Haandarbejdets Fremme’s botanical embroideries

Gerda Bengtsson is known for her botanical embroideries, where plants are depicted with simplicity, precision and great respect for the forms of nature. In Dog Rose - wall piece - Gerda Bengtsson (GB), her confident eye for both the whole and the detail is clearly seen.

For generations, Haandarbejdets Fremme has created embroidery kits with a focus on fine materials, classic techniques and strong design traditions. The botanical motifs are an important part of this heritage, and this wall piece fits beautifully into that tradition.

Dog Rose - wall piece - Gerda Bengtsson (GB) is an embroidery kit for those who love botanical motifs, Flora Danica inspiration and classic cross stitch. The finished result becomes an elegant wall piece with quality from Haandarbejdets Fremme.