> GC>Could you give me more details about the art? You mentioned that you 
se
 > GC>yarn to make the design on monks cloth.
KM > I'll try.
 > GC> I'm not familiar with monks cloth... is it an evenweave or something
 > GC> else?
KM > Yep...it is sorta like aida cloth as far as the little squares.  You buy
KM > it by the yard...comes in white or ecru...not sure if there are any
KM > other colors.  The weave is pretty loose so you have to wash and dry it
KM > before you use it.  Two edges are bound and the cut edges you sew a line
KM > across to keep it from raveling and fringe it.
KM > You use yarn.  The one I was shown used a varigated yarn and a plain
KM > color to accent.  You make the design by going up so many then under
KM > then down, etc.....basically weaving.  Some stitches will lay on top and
KM > some are woven in.
 > GC>The design itself... floral... gemetric...
KM > Geometric.                     Kinda like this.  It has a row of the
KM >                                larger design with the next row a smaller
KM >                 |              version.  The equal signs are rows of
KM >               /   \            over/under...looks kinda like checker-KM
KM >              /     \           board.  It's rather hard to describe
KM >              \     /           but is very easy....haven't actually
KM >    ==========================  tried it myself as I haven't found the
KM >    ==========================  yarn I want.  Ron's SIL tried it and
KM >              /     \           after a false start picked it right up
KM >              \     /           and finished a placemat while we were
KM >               \   /            still there.
KM >                 |
 > GC>Swedish embroidery dosn't ring a bell for me, but I am very interested.
 > GC>Perhaps I call it something else.
KM > That's what I was wondering...if it went by another name.
Is this what used to be called HUCK WEAVING?  However, the huck weaving that 
I have seen used embroidery thread, not yarn.
Besides looking like aida cloth, is there an additional raised loop, and that 
is how the weaving is done?
Are you prewashing the fabric to shrink this loop so the fabric is smoother?
In huck weaving, the design would be worked first, then the fabric washed so 
that as the loops shrunk, the design would then be held tighter, and have 
less chance of pulling if snagged.
Where are you buying the fabric?  Name of store?
Hope this didn't muddy the waters any.
ttys
Donna
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