Svaler - cushion - Edith Hansen (EH)

Svaler - cushion - Edith Hansen (EH)

When swallows fly low and fast over the fields, it is almost like seeing summer in motion. The dark birds cut through the air with pointed wings, while the golden wheat stands dense and calm beneath them. Swallows - cushion - Edith Hansen (EH) is an embroidery kit with a beautiful contrast between movement and stillness. The motif brings together sky, birds and field in a cushion that feels light, bright and full of summer atmosphere.

Swallows in free flight

The motif shows several swallows flying across the light surface of the cushion. The birds are embroidered as dark silhouettes with pointed wings and clearly forked tails. This makes them easy to recognise and gives the motif a lively, almost graphic expression.

The swallows are placed at different heights and in different directions. Some appear to rise upwards, while others dive or glide across the field. The free placement creates a fine rhythm in the embroidery, as if the birds are constantly changing course in the air. This gives the cushion movement, even though the motif is also simple and calm.

Between the birds are blue strokes of air. They sit as light horizontal lines across the pale linen background and give a sense of wind, sky and open landscape. The blue details make the motif more airy and create a fine balance with the dark swallows.

Golden wheat at the bottom of the motif

At the bottom of the cushion is a dense edge of golden wheat. The long ears are embroidered in yellow and warm golden tones, while the fine green stems keep the motif anchored in the landscape. The wheat forms a calm base beneath the flying swallows and gives the cushion its clear summery character.

The contrast between the dark flight of the birds and the pale wheat is an important part of the strength of the motif. The swallows seem fast and light, while the wheat stands firm and calm. Together, they create a motif with speed, warmth and a rural atmosphere.

The narrow green field edge at the bottom finishes the motif in a fine way. It gives the cushion a small earthy point, tying wheat, air and birds together.

Haandarbejdets Fremme and Edith Hansen’s nature motif

This embroidery kit is embroidered with Danish Flower Thread on Haandarbejdets Fremme linen 10B. The combination creates a classic embroidery design with soft colours and a natural textile surface. Danish Flower Thread is particularly well suited to the motif’s golden wheat, blue strokes of air and dark bird silhouettes.

The finished cushion measures 44 x 34 cm. The elongated format suits the motif beautifully, where sky and field spread horizontally across the surface. The cushion can be used on a sofa, armchair, in a holiday home or in a room where you want a nature motif with light, air and calm.

Haandarbejdets Fremme is known for embroidery kits where materials, motif and design tradition come together as a whole. With Swallows - cushion - Edith Hansen (EH), Edith Hansen has created a motif where few elements say a great deal. The swallows, the wheat and the blue lines give the embroidery a clear story of summer, landscape and birds in motion.