The basic technique for her Monk's cloth afghan is called Swedish weaving. The top threads are called floats, while the material is a weave of four threads vertical and four threads horizontal.

Davenport was featured in the spring and summer issue of Southbound magazine two years ago, showcasing her “Jewel” Swedish weaving afghan.

WEST ALEXANDRIA — A steady hand, superior vision and unwavering patience. That is the triumvirate for those who take up Swedish weaving.

Swedish Weaving, also known as Huck Embroidery, is a traditional stitching technique used to embellish linens such as table runners, place mats, dish towels, pillow cases, and afghans. This ...

QALINBAFAN, Afghanistan, January 2 (UNHCR) - There's an old saying in Central Asia: "Water is a Turkmen's life, a horse is his wings, and a carpet is his soul." Historically a nomadic, desert-dwelling ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Two Afghan nationals, aged 30 and 24, have been handed prison sentences in Germany for planning an attack on the Swedish parliament and for supporting the Islamic State militant ...

A German court sentenced two Afghan men to several years in prison on Thursday for planning an attack on the Swedish parliament and killing lawmakers in response to the burning of copies of the ...

Changing lives Afghan refugees in Delhi are weaving themselves a new life, a stitch at a time They are using their expertise in traditional Afghan embroidery to earn a livelihood.

The Afghan carpet-making community of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been known to be conservative and not open to strangers. But in this closed up community are some of the best hidden secrets of a rare ...

But war forced them to flee their homes nearly 30 years ago, and they are now struggling to weave themselves back into the Afghan social fabric. Nowhere is this clearer than in the carpet weaving ...