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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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Sewing Charlotte’s Skinnfell: Background

March 29, 2018 Robbie LaFleur

Note: After I finished the skinnfell for Charlotte I explained it to her here. This is a bit more background about making it. At our

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Happy Fuzzy Birthday, Charlotte!

March 29, 2018 Robbie LaFleur

Dear Charlotte, Happy fourth birthday! Remember when we went to visit my friend Nancy and see her wonderful goats and chickens and sheep? This year

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Sew Love Into Your Coverlet (Painfully)

March 25, 2012 Robbie LaFleur

As a follow-up to my previous post about sewing a textile to a sheepskin I asked Jan Mostrom, who attended Britt Solheim’s class on skinnfell-making

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A Weaving Hiatus

September 15, 2011 Robbie LaFleur

Hardly any bugs bothered us during our idyllic week on the Fish Hook River in northern Minnesota. Tubing and canoeing and grilling and biking with

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“The Old Pattern” Gets Recognition

August 19, 2011 Robbie LaFleur

I was pleased to hear that my krokbragd weaving mounted on a sheepskin won “Best of Show” at the 2011 National Exhibition of Folk-Art in

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I’ll move above ground now in this tapestry in Frida Hansen’s transparency technique. Read about the why of the image at Robbielafleur.com. #tapestryweaving #tapestry #weaving #handweaving #handwoven #handmade #fridahansen

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

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