I wrote in May about a 1925 tapestry by noted Norwegian artist Frida Hansen, “The Little Mermaid.” (See the full post: “Another Missing Tapestry Mystery
Category: weaving
Valley Grove Tapestry #1–Finally Underway
The first of the Valley Grove Church tapestry quartet has a theme of animals and an oak tree, and it is finally underway. (The gold
Woven Wise and Foolish Virgins–the Video
This summer I was lucky to participate in a program from the Iowa Arts Council and Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum: Folk Art Education Re-Envisioned:Teaching Traditional Handcrafting
Investigating Norwegian Billedvev: an Online Tapestry Talk
Over the past few years I have come to know the billedvev (Norwegian tapestry) collection at Vesterheim Norwegian American Museum very well. In June I
Valley Grove Tapestries: Warping Woes
I am warping the GlimÄkra tapestry loom for the first of the Valley Grove tapestries. Such a debacle. I wound the warp for all four
Pondering the Wise and Foolish Virgins
See a short video on the iconic Norwegian Wise and Foolish Virgin tapestries.
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