When I was a girl, growing up on a farm in Bygland Township in northwestern Minnesota, wood ticks were so annoying. After roaming the woods
Author: Robbie LaFleur
Weaving in Minnesota, when I can!
When Frida Hansen Sought a Tapestry Teacher
I rarely read weaving-related passages from books or articles to my husband, but this week I read him flowery paragraphs from a July 1929 issue
Danskbrogd Moose–DONE.
Finally. This moose has been hanging around on the loom too long, as I’ve been working on my billedvev and kavelfrans classes. Some of you
What is an Åkle?
It is perfectly logical, I recently learned, to occasionally be confused about the “right” translation for the Norwegian word åkle (or åklæ). It is generally,
Kavelfrans (Minnesota Style) Class at the Weavers Guild
I taught an afternoon kavelfrans class at the Weavers Guild this week. Nine creative students came ready with ideas of projects to trim, open minds
No, It’s St. Olaf!
In my post earlier today, about Sidsel Calmeyer Karlsen’s tapestry on display at Norway House, I incorrectly said that it was in an exhibit of
