A Christmas-themed article has been added to the current issue of the Norwegian Textile Letter, “God Jul! (Norwegian Textile Style.” It highlights the great collection of the Norsk Folkemuseum, and of course, some wonderful textiles in their collection. The museum celebrates the holiday season sensationally. There is a whole section of their website, “Juletradisjoner gjennom 1000 år” [Christmas Traditions Throughout 1000 Years]. I wish I could visit the rooms personally this month.
Did you hear about the recent addition of “Traditional costumes in Norway, craftsmanship and social practice” to UNESCO’s representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity? (Note: the site takes FOREVER to load.) It just happened on December 5, and there was a great celebration by bunad fans all over the country on December 6. The event was carried live on Facebook. If you can speak Norwegian, you might want to check out the replay here, here.
Another worthy designation this year was the joint Norway/Sweden entry: Summer farming at fäbod and sewer: knowledge, traditions and practices related to the grazing of outlying lands and artisan food production. There is a very interesting film about this, with English subtitles.
Thank you for your ongoing interest in the Norwegian Textile Letter. The newsletter is a labor of love for me. My goal is to publish new articles and translated older articles about Scandinavian textiles that will be available to interested readers now and researchers of the future. There will be lots of great textile articles in 2025!
Happy holidays,
Robbie LaFleur
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