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Pick and Pick: A Medieval and Modern Technique for Tapestry

September 1, 2018 Robbie LaFleur

With my upcoming Vesterheim workshops in mind, I’ve been studying the various decorative elements in the clothing of figures in medieval Norwegian billedvev (tapestry) pieces.

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Billedvev-Abstracted to the Extreme

May 1, 2017 Robbie LaFleur

At our meeting of the Scandinavian Weavers Study Group yesterday, I was honored by a compliment. Sara Okern, a master of serene rag rugs, said that

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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

Sweater designer Cynthia Atley Peterson has taken inspiration from Norwegian skillbragd and doubleweave åklær (and Norwegian fjord ponies!) to design unique sweaters, hats, and mittens. Read about her work in the new issue of the Norwegian Textile Letter. norwegiantextileletter.com. #norwegiansweaters #skillbragd #norwegiantextiles #scandinaviantextiles

Historical Norwegian underpants! You will want to read this article by Ingrid Berger in the new issue of the Norwegian Textile Letter. norwegiantextileletter.com. #norwegiantextiles #underwear

My Mom (Eileen Wurden) and her sister MaryAnn in younger big-hair days. It’s MaryAnn’s funeral today; she was 90. You can read my tribute (and about cookies in the dishwasher) here: https://robbielafleur.com/2019/06/14/missing-the-nicest-person-ever/

This will be the only time I fish for cod off the Lofoten Islands, I’m sure. I caught the biggest one, at five kilos. That’s Sven, one of the guides, next to me. He told me I have to come back in Mid-March to get the really big migrating cod. Probably not; I was frozen and wet, but didn’t mind. Getting one fish is like gambling; you just want one more, biggger. #nusfjord #lofotenislands

A Lofoten rya in the breakfast room in Nusfjord. Heavy plied yarn in the pile; striped twill back. Acquired by the owners, so no detailed history. #ryaweaving #rya #weaving #vev #lofotenislands #nusfjordarcticresort #nusfjord

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