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Finally, the Varafeldur is off the Warp-Weighted Loom

December 1, 2017 Robbie LaFleur

My varafeldur adventure took seven months, with a long summer hiatus for other projects and travel.  It began with a plan to demonstrate warp-weighted loom

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A Monster Weaving and Warp-Weighted Looms at the Osterøy Museum

June 25, 2017 Robbie LaFleur

The morning visit of our textile tour group to the Osterøy Museum was filled with warp-weighted loom inspiration, just as I expected. I saw the

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Varafeldur, Part 4: One Step Forward, One Step Back

May 6, 2017 Robbie LaFleur

Melba wrote to me today and asked how my weaving was going; had I run out of handspun yarn yet?  She has much more beautiful

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Varafeldur, Part 3

May 4, 2017 Robbie LaFleur

Once the warp threads are hanging from the top of the loom, and the weights are attached at the bottom, the next step is to

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Finally, A Varafeldur, 2017

May 1, 2017 Robbie LaFleur

A weaving adventure begins this week, thanks to my friend Melba Grandlund, who thought it would be a great idea to demonstrate weaving on a

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Blog post today includes the sweetest photo ever of my daughter wearing the bunad I made for her many years ago. Also a photo of my mom in the bunad I embroidered for her, and me, fitting that bunad for me. Post at robbielafleur.com #bunad
The new "Nordic News and Notes" column in the Norwegian Textile links to articles, an exhibition and a webinar on Norwegian folk costumes, bunads. Traditional bunads, evolving and contemporary bunads, fantasy bunads. Read "Nordic News and Notes (November 2023): Bunads" at norwegiantextileletter.com. #bunader #bunad #skakkefolkedrakter
A tärningsväv I bought in Sweden last summer, shown with a beautiful Hardangersøm piece. More at robbielafleur.com #hardangersøm #tärningsväv #scandinavianweaving #swedishweaving #väv
When Gail Thompson attended my San Diego wool open warp transparent tapestry workshop, it was not a Frida Hansen transparency she was channeling while learning the technique. Instead, Gail found inspiration in Frida Hansen’s monumental art tapestry, Melkeveien [Milky Way, 1898]. Midnight blue! Stars! Read more at robbielafleur.com. #fridahansen #tapestryweavingworkshop #tapestryweaving #billedvev
Deborah Thomas was inspired by Frida Hansen to weave GREEN roses in the September workshop at Vesterheim Folk School. See more photos at robbielafleur.com. #fridahansen #tapestryweaving #tapestry #transparenttapestry #billedvev
I realized that a pale wall would not work to hang "Frida's Flowers" (it just looked washed out), so I painted one wall a beautiful blue. #tapestry #tapestryweaving #fiberart

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