Rød fluesvamp - doily / napkin - Gerda Bengtsson (GB)

Rød fluesvamp - doily / napkin - Gerda Bengtsson (GB)

A red fly agaric looks almost as if it has been taken straight from a fairy-tale book. It lights up the forest floor with its red cap, white spots and upright pale stem. In this embroidery kit, Gerda Bengtsson has captured exactly that recognisable mushroom atmosphere in a small, classic piece of embroidery. Red Fly Agaric - doily / napkin - Gerda Bengtsson (GB) is a fine motif with three mushrooms, green grass details and a calm, light linen background that lets the red colours stand out clearly.

A small forest floor motif with three fly agarics

The motif shows three red fly agaric mushrooms in different sizes. The tallest mushroom stands in the centre of the motif and forms the calm centre of the composition. It has a broad red cap with many small white spots, giving the mushroom its classic expression. The pale stem is embroidered with discreet shadows, so it gains form without appearing heavy.

To the left stands a lower fly agaric with a broad cap and strong stem. It gives the motif balance and creates a fine horizontal movement. To the right is the smallest mushroom, almost hiding a little among the green blades of grass. Together, the three mushrooms give the embroidery a natural rhythm, as if you have found a small group of mushrooms on the forest floor.

The green grass details around the mushrooms add freshness and life. Small brown stitches at the base give a sense of earth and forest floor. Around the motif, there is a simple green border with small open stitches, framing the embroidery without drawing attention away from the mushrooms.

A doily / napkin with a classic autumn atmosphere

The finished doily / napkin measures 15 x 15 cm. The size makes it ideal for a small table, tray, shelf or as a fine detail beneath a vase, glass or small bowl. The motif has a clear autumn feeling, but its fairy-tale expression also makes the embroidery suitable as a small decorative detail all year round.

This embroidery kit is embroidered with Danish Flower Thread on Haandarbejdets Fremme linen 10B. The light linen gives a classic and calm background, while Danish Flower Thread gives the colours a soft and natural expression. The red caps gain warmth, the white spots stand out clearly, and the green details bring the motif together in a fine and understated way.

Red Fly Agaric is a small project with a clear motif. This makes the embroidery manageable, but still interesting to work on, because the mushrooms include colour shifts, outlines and small details.

Haandarbejdets Fremme and Gerda Bengtsson’s eye for nature

Haandarbejdets Fremme is known for embroidery kits where materials, colours and motifs are carefully balanced. In this kit, linen 10B, Danish Flower Thread and a motif come together based on the classic tradition of nature-inspired embroidery.

Gerda Bengtsson has a special ability to make small motifs from nature simple, clear and alive. In Red Fly Agaric - doily / napkin - Gerda Bengtsson (GB), the mushrooms are depicted with few, precise effects, yet the motif still has plenty of character. It is an embroidery kit for those who love the forest floor, autumn colours and small decorative projects with a classic Haandarbejdets Fremme expression.