The water and columns of my tapestry are underway. Next–the duck! The wooly water is woven with a beautiful skein of variegated indigo-dyed yarn I
Author: Robbie LaFleur
Weaving in Minnesota, when I can!
A Billedvev Unicorn
My seven-year-old granddaughter Cora, far away in Vermont, is a great fan of unicorns. Coralie is also a textile fan. She thinks I can accomplish
Minnesota Duck Stamp–Medieval Style?
A marvelous exhibit is planned for Norway House in Minneapolis this summer, The Baldishol: A Medieval Norwegian Tapestry Inspires Contemporary Textiles. Will it open as
Dipping Into “Gammel Norsk Vævkunst”
Each time I prepare for my Norwegian Billedvev (tapestry) workshop, I check out these ten volumes from the Textile Center of Minnesota Library: Gammel Norsk Vævkunst:
Jennifer E. Moss, “Marked: Rusted Wovens”
By chance, while visiting Savannah this week, I was able to attend an exhibit opening, “Marked: Rusted Wovens” by Jennifer E. Moss, which will be
“What is Norwegian Weaving?”–A New Booklet from Vesterheim
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum recently published the third in a series of beautifully-illustrated pamphlets on major types of folk art in their collection: rosemaling, woodcarving, and
