This issue would not be possible without the generous work of several authors–and weavers.

The Red Thread: A Monumental Tapestry by Else Marie Jakobsen. If you travel to Bergen, Norway, you should visit the Science Building at the University of Bergen to see the monumental two-story high tapestry by Else Marie Jakobsen. Thank you to Janne Leithe, who gave permission for her description of the tapestry, taken from her book on the life and work of Else Marie Jakobsen, Levd Liv, Vevd Liv (Woven Life.)

National Exhibition of Folk Art in the Norwegian Tradition, 2019. Thank you to all of the talented weavers who contributed to the annual exhibition at the Vesterheim Norwegian American Museum.

Traditional Norwegian Weaving: A Long Distance Weaving Lecture. Thank you to Hilde Opedal Nordby for sharing notes from her lecture.

Primstav and Textile Production in Scandinavia. Thank you to Lisa Torvik for taking us out of our high-tech daily lives, to think about the a whole different sort of calendar–and the importance of textile production in the lives who used the wooden stick versions.

“Under the Skin of Those Old Weavers”: Helen Kelley’s ‘Renaissance’ Quilt. Thank you to Lise Anne Bauch for discovering this quilted homage to a medieval Norwegian billedvev.

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