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Alden Turns Seven, and Gets a Sheepskin

April 17, 2019 Robbie LaFleur

I pretty much think that everyone needs a sheepskin, so this one went to California for our granddaughter’s seventh birthday. It’s not an heirloom quality

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Mink Pillow

October 8, 2013 Robbie LaFleur

After seeing a pillow using strips of fleece as weft in Finland this summer, I experimented with the concept, using uncut strips of thick sheep

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On my last day in Stavanger, I visited the last monumental tapestry woven by Frida Hansen, Olavteppe (St. Olav Tapestry) in the Stavanger Cathedral. Impressive, but sadly faded. In the foreground stands an incense burner (I guess) that looks a bit like a spaceship. More photos at robbielafleur.com. #tapestry #tapestryweaving #stavangerkunstmuseum #weaving

Today's featured Frida Hansen tapestry--"Roses in the Landscape," 1903. Can you ever get too many roses? Robbielafleur.com #tapestry #tapestryweaving #fridahansen #stavangerkunstmuseum

Reading the NYT in Norway; we won’t see these ads in a Minneapolis light rail stop soon, as I saw in Oslo.

Today’s Frida Hansen transparency on the blog: Hoisommer (High Summer). Roses, a pineapple, some birds. Robbielafleur.com #tapestry #tapestryweaving #tapestryweaversofinstagram #scandinavianweaving #fridahansen #stavangerkunstmuseum

It's a sinking feeling when you realize that the blog post you have just sent out to hundreds of people begins with a grammatically HORRIBLE sentence. Rush, rush. You can read the better version of "A Centerpiece of the Stavanger Art Museum Frida Hansen Collection," about the "Semper Vadentes tapestry at robbielafleur.com. #tapestry #tapestryweaving #tapestryweaversofinstagram #fridahansen #stabangerkunstmuseum

Transparency panel by Minnesota weaver Hilma Berglund, inspired by a Frida Hansen transparency she saw in Denmark in 1922. She wrote later that it was hard to get weaving yarn in the U.S., so she used embroidery floss and wove for 480 hours! More at robbielafleur.com #tapestry #tapestryweaving #americanswedishinstitute #weaversguildmn #handwoven #weaving

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