A Star Becomes a Spaceship
It’s less than a month until I teach the billedvev workshop at Vesterheim, and my stack of samples is growing. Last week I started a narrow piece, beginning with a … Continue reading
From Mystery Ball to a Home for the Wild Thing
Last year my sister Terry was excited to give me a big ball of yarn, “already-woven yarn;” she was sure I would like it. It was a dense, heavy ball … Continue reading
Co-Curators Pop-Up Show: Robbie LaFleur
Note: This was posted on the blog of the Scandinavian Weavers Study Group, as part of a series of posts about the current exhibit at Norway House, “Traditional Norwegian Textiles: … Continue reading
Bemidji
Going to my cousin Gretchen Carew’s cabin in Bemidji is like traveling to a museum of my life and childhood. I’ve seen the same fish above the flagstone fireplace since … Continue reading
More Historical Krokbragd Inspiration
The Osterøy museum sold a fabulous krokbragd book, Åklebragder fra Jondal og kring Folgefonna by Kristi Skintveit. It’s a fabulous combination of textile history, weaving drafts, and inspiring photos. Here … Continue reading
Stroll Through Kristiansand Museum with Me
Our Textile Tour group visited the Kristiansand Museum and enjoyed a wonderful presentation and tour of old buildings with Tonje Tjøtte. She apologized immediately for her bunad (folk costume). “Today I … Continue reading
A Norwegian (Male) Damask Weaver
My friend Annemor Sundbø is a constant source of interesting films. Recently she posted a TV interview from 1970 with a male damask weaver from Steinsland on Sotra, an island west … Continue reading
Varafeldur, Part 3
Once the warp threads are hanging from the top of the loom, and the weights are attached at the bottom, the next step is to make a chain across the … Continue reading
Varafeldur, Part 2
The warp is now hanging from my loom, and the weights are attached, after a fun day of diving in to the project with Melba Granlund and Connie LaTendresse. As … Continue reading
Finally, A Varafeldur, 2017
A weaving adventure begins this week, thanks to my friend Melba Grandlund, who thought it would be a great idea to demonstrate weaving on a warp weighted loom at the … Continue reading
