The display up at the Weavers Guild of Minnesota through April 12, 2019, “Scandinavian Tapestry Treasures from the Collection of Carol Johnson,” is divided into
Pretty, But Not Normal, Tapestry Frogs
When I posted about a tapestry featuring woodticks last fall, my friend and former co-worker at the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, Jess Hopeman, commented, “Oh
Gubbatäcke–Take Two
I called this weaving figurative boundweave or boundweave figures, but didn’t include the Swedish colloquial name, Gubbatäcke or Gubbaväv. The weave structure is bunden rosengang, or bound rosepath.
The Tapestry Exhibit: Not Strictly Tapestries….
When Carol Johnson graciously boxed up many tapestries for me to share at the Weavers Guild of Minnesota, she included three hangings in figurative boundweave.
Billedvev Faces: Perfection or Charm?
I love the charm of faces in medieval Norwegian tapestry. It’s so interesting how a squiggly line for eyebrows and a line forming a nose
Tapestries are up at the Weavers Guild
I will post more about the Swedish and Norwegian tapestries up at the Weavers Guild of Minnesota. But for now, “Tapestry Treasures from the Collection
