Transforming Through Tradition: Teaching Nordic Arts at Concordia College, Moorhead College students learn Norwegian weaving techniques in an intriguing interdisciplinary Nordic Arts course. A Piece of Old Finery: The Story of the Nordland Bunad The author relates a happenstance at the beginning of the Nordland bunad’s story, which she researched after a chance conversation with a museum curator in northern Norway. Sissel Calmeyer: In Memory of a Norwegian Textile Artist A warm tribute to the late Sissel Calmeyer, a talented weaver described by Ingebjorg Monsen as friendly, thorough, hard-working, and modest. Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum: Building the Collection The Vesterheim curator relates stories of building the renowned collection, beginning with birds eggs and including priceless treasures from Norway. Snow-washing: An American Account and a Norwegian Story One way to capitalize on snowy, cold winters in northern Minnesota and in Norway Read about the articles in this issue, plans for the future, and most importantly, the origin of the fabulous header photo of spelsau sheep.
Norwegian Textile Letter
