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The Fall Issue of Selvedge Magazine has a Nordic Theme

July 14, 2020 Robbie LaFleur

I have an article in Selvedge Magazine. Selvedge Magazine, people! I’ve been a subscriber and admirer for years. In April the editor, Polly Leonard, wrote

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“Red is the Finest Color I Have”

April 11, 2020 Robbie LaFleur

I posted an article to the Norwegian Textile Letter today, in the middle of the publishing cycle, an extra article for the February issue. It’s

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At least ten of the graves in the Valley Grove cemetery have the clasped hand image, so it will make its way into one of the tapestries I am weaving for the Valley Grove Preservation Society, with a grant from the Nordic Churches project. More at robbielafleur.com #tapestryweaving #tapestryweaversofinstagram #billedvev #valleygrovechurch #valleygrovetapestries #nordicchurches

I am giving a short lecture on Zoom tomorrow (June 8, 2021, 12 noon) for Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, Collections Connection: Billedvev (Tapestry Weaving). You can still sign up today, or up to 9 am tomorrow, if you’d like to join in the conversation online. Link in a post at robbielafleur.com. The lecture portion will be posted on the Vesterheim YouTube site in the future, too.

My friend Mary Skoy knit me some covers for my clanking golf clubs! The (boring) club covers that came with my set are so tedious to pull off. Look at the pretty result! Mary said she hoped they improve my game. Yesterday--no. #golfclubcover

A Connection to Frida Hansen in St. Louis?

Weaving Bewitchment: Gerhard Munthe’s Folk-Tale Tapestries. Article in the new issue of the Norwegian Textile Letter, norwegiantextileletter.com.

Help find this missing tapestry by Frida Hansen. “the Little Mermaid,” 1925. Read more at robbielafleur.com. #fridahansen #tapestryweaving #norwegianweaving #tapestry #tapestryweaversofinstagram #missingart #tapestry

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