The Zweigart und Sawitzki company is a German firm based in Sindelfingen (near Stuttgart). It produces a wide range of textiles suitable for decorative needlework, as well as soft furnishing textiles for homes and hotels. The firm has a long history, dating back to the late nineteenth century.
This stitch is very similar to the Algerian eyelet, but worked from the top right-hand corner in an anti-clockwise direction across an even number of threads. WV
The long and short square eyelet is a variation of an eyelet in which eight, individual stitches are set at 45 degree angles. Unlike the square eyelet, however, the length of the diagonal stitches is deliberately much longer than the vertical and horizontal stitches. GVE
Feathers are skin growths (similar in idea to human skin hair) that form the outer covering (plumage) on birds. Feathers are made from a protein called keratin. There are normally two layers of feathers, namely the upper layer that is for protection and an under layer used to keep the bird warm.
The threaded back stitch is a variation of the back stitch. It is made on a foundation of ordinary back stitches worked in a line. This line of stitches is then threaded with a second and/or third thread, which is usually in a different colour to that used for the back stitches.
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Cord couching is a technique whereby a cord is sewn down to a ground material using a second thread. Cord couching is a form of passementerie, whereby the main design is created using a cord or a braid. The patterns produced in cord couching are usually stylised floral motifs with space in between the cords, so that the ground material can be seen.
An embroidered kerchief from the small town of Stadskanaal in the northeast of The Netherlands is an example of a commemorative embroidery, albeit on a small scale and of a somewhat unexpected character, a reminder of unsavoury aspects of recent Dutch history.