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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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marvelous monksbelt. I put up a display from our Scandinavian Weavers Study Group shared monksbelt project. One fun aspect of this small show is seeing how some of the pieces were finished to use as practical items. Karin Knudsen, Operations Manager at the Weavers Guild, commented, "Cool. It's always nice to have ideas for your toolkit for using your weaving." Way more information and photos about the project at scandinavianweaversmn.com. #scandinavianweaving #monksbelt #weaversguildmn #weaving #handweaving #handweavimgloom

I am participating in a woven postcard exchange, “Here and (T)here,” sponsored by the American Tapestry Alliance (ATA). Participating ATA members were randomly assigned to another weaver. I thought about an image on my flight home from Norway, and there, in front of me, was a perfect rendition of getting from here to there. I think checking the flight tracker is the adult equivalent of hounding your parent in the car with, “Are we there yet?” Except the flight tracker gives you the answer! #tapestry #weaving #americantapestryalliance #tapestryweaving #weavingtapestry

Tapestries in Minneapolis.... The American Swedish Institute has opened a new Norse Saga Room, filled with heavily-carved walls and furniture in the style of Gerhard Munthe. The ASI borrowed two tapestries made from Gerhard Munthe designs from the Vesterheim Norwegian American Museum--to me, they are more lovely than the room. More photos at robbielafleur.com. #tapestry #tapestryweaving #americanswedishinstitute #vesterheim #scandinavianweaving #gerhardmunthe

Inexpensive IKEA rag rug, fabric paint, sponge, and stencils=fun project for a seven-year-old!

After being in Norway and only weaving small samples on a pipe loom, it is fun to spend this afternoon weaving on a “real” loom—the big fancy Megado at the Weavers Guild of Minnesota. #handwoven #weavingmn #weaversguildmn #megadoloom #weaving

Super-talented Norwegian felting artist Karin Flatøy Svarstad was the featured artist at the annual Fiber Retreat at North House Folk School in February 2019. Read about her work and her workshop in the new issue of the Norwegian Textile Letter. norwegiantextileletter.com. #northhousefolkschool #feltingclass #felting

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