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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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In Maine, my travel tapestry is our two cats and some Norwegian borders. Not so much time, not so much progress because of the most fun daily distraction of beaches, rocks, golf and grandchildren. #tapestry #tapestryweaving #proutsneck

There are prize-winning potatoes at the Minnesota State Fair each year, but generally not in the Creative Activities Building. This year, mine are. (But of course I don't know if I will win a prize, yet.) I decided the deadline for my first larger piece in the transparency technique of Frida Hansen would be the last day to bring in entries for the Minnesota State Fair Creative Activities competition. This is "The Farmer's Daughter's Yggdrasil (Tree of Life)." Plus photos of my father with potatoes, my father's potato stationery, and my grandfather with a trophy for his potatoes. #handweaving #fridahansen #tapestry #tapestryweaving #weaving #minnesotastatefair #handwoven #fiberartists

The potato transparency continues, now with a beautiful rosemaled box beside it for yarn. My cousin Gretchen Wurden Carew painted it and exhibited it at the Annual Exhibition of Folk Art at the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum. PERFECT for loom-side yarn access during this S-l-o-w weaving. #tapestry #tapestryweaving #weaving #handweaving #vesterheim #rosemaling

The most frequent question asked of weavers, hands down, is, "How long did it take you to make that?" Here's a little comparison. Yesterday I wove a towel on the Megado computerized loom at the Weavers Guild. Plug in the pattern and boom--throw the shuttle back and forth and the beautiful towel unfolds. I wove the visible section in 20 minutes. This morning I timed how long it took to weave a leaf in my potato "tree of life" piece, woven in transparency tapestry technique. 55 minutes. #tapestryweaving #tapestry #handwoven #handweaving #weaving #ontheloom #whatsontheloom #weaversguildmn

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

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