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My Christmas cookies don’t always look that good, but these thumbprint cookies are fabulously buttery. These and more and lefse at the Open House for the Valley Grove Tapestries at Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church in Minneapolis on Tuesday, December 13, 1-4. Gallery talk at three. I’d love to see you there. See a fox tapestry in process too. #valleygrovetapestries #weavingmn #tapestry
I am weaving “Frida’s Flowers: A Still Life.” It is adapted from a section of a Frida Hansen transparency, “Amorimer,” or “Cupids.” I love these small circles in a square. See mine, and find them in an exhibition photo of the original. Follow the weaving progress (with more words and pictures) on my blog. Link in bio. #fridahansen #billedvev #tapestryweaving #tapestry
Viking women weaving with the wool of old Norse sheep breeds were the original practitioners of sustainable fabric production. Read about a project to recreate the Viking-era fabric in a modern commercial setting. Read “VikingGold: Weaving History and Fashion Together” in the latest Norwegian Textile Letter (norwegiantextiletter.com). There’s even a reality TV show involved. #vikinggull #norwegianweaving #norskvev #scandinavianweaving
The new issue of the Norwegian Textile Letter is up: norwegiantextileletter.com. The first two articles have are by Marjo Ahonen, Curator of the Craft Museum of Finland, on Finnish folk ryijy. This is a fun quote: “In the large rooms of stone-built royal palaces and manor houses, ryas were used on the sleeping lounges along the walls of the rooms. Blankets with thick piles to ward off the cold were the lifeblood of sleepers. Ryas made in narrow looms were joined with several seams to make a wide blanket, and up to four people could sleep side by side under one blanket.” No thanks! #finnishweaving #ryijy #craftmuseumoffinland #scandinavianweaving #rya #norwegiantextileletter
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Valley Grove Tapestries: Open House and Gallery Talk. Tuesday, December 13, 1-4 (Gallery talk at 3) Lake of the Isles Lutheran Church, 2020 West Lake of the Isles Parkway, Minneapolis, 55405

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