Solbrud – Cushion – Gerda Bengtsson (GB)

Solbrud – Cushion – Gerda Bengtsson (GB)

"Solbrud" (Helenium) - cushion - Gerda Bengtsson (GB) is an embroidery kit for a beautiful floral cushion with a warm and sunny expression. The motif shows Helenium flowers with large yellow blooms, orange-brown flower centres, green leaves and small buds spreading across the front of the cushion.

The embroidery is stitched with Danish Flower Thread on Haandarbejdets Fremme linen 7U. The finished cushion measures 44 x 39 cm and has a classic, botanical and natural expression.

A motif with yellow Helenium flowers

The motif is built around several large Helenium flowers, filling the front of the cushion with yellow petals and warm flower centres. The flowers face in different directions, giving the motif life and movement.

The yellow flowers vary in tone and form. Some flowers are large and open, while others are smaller or appear only as buds. This gives the embroidery a natural rhythm, reminiscent of a flowering plant in the garden.

The flower centres are embroidered in orange and brown shades with darker outlines. They stand out clearly against the light yellow petals and give each flower a striking centre. The small buds repeat the colours of the large flowers and bring the motif together.

Between the flowers are green leaves and stems. The leaves vary in size and direction, and the green shades create a calm contrast to the warm yellow and orange colours. At the bottom, several of the stems come together, giving the motif a natural grounding on the surface of the cushion.

A floral cushion with warmth and fullness

The finished cushion measures 44 x 39 cm. The format gives plenty of room for the many flowers and makes the cushion suitable as a decorative textile detail on a sofa, armchair or bench.

Cushion with Helenium has a warm and lively expression. The yellow flowers add light and colour, while the unbleached linen background gives the embroidery a calm and natural frame. The motif can be used all year round, but has a particularly late-summer character with its sunny yellow flowers and green leaves.

The embroidery is stitched with Danish Flower Thread. The thread gives the yellow, green, orange and brown shades a soft and textile expression. The colours appear lively without becoming harsh, and they suit Gerda Bengtsson’s botanical visual language well.

The fabric is Haandarbejdets Fremme linen 7U. The unbleached background has a warm natural tone, which highlights the flowers and gives the cushion a classic handmade character.

Haandarbejdets Fremme and Gerda Bengtsson’s floral embroideries

Gerda Bengtsson is known for her botanical embroideries, where flowers and plants are depicted with great confidence and simplicity. In Cushion with Helenium - cushion - Gerda Bengtsson (GB), her eye for the form of the plant is clearly seen in the flowers, leaves, stems and buds.

Haandarbejdets Fremme is known for embroidery kits with fine materials, classic techniques and motifs connected to nature and Danish embroidery tradition. In this kit, the Helenium flower becomes a large floral cushion, where the embroidery has both botanical character and decorative strength.

"Solbrud" (Helenium) - cushion - Gerda Bengtsson (GB) is an embroidery kit for those who love floral motifs, warm colours and classic cross stitch. The finished result becomes a beautiful cushion with quality from Haandarbejdets Fremme.