Rose Tapestries in Marnardal
After finding interesting rose-patterned rutevev coverlets, or “rosetepper,” in a family trunk, Karin Bøe was intrigued. How unusual were they?
After finding interesting rose-patterned rutevev coverlets, or “rosetepper,” in a family trunk, Karin Bøe was intrigued. How unusual were they?
Stars, roses, lilies, knots and more: Laura Demuth describes symbols in traditional Norwegian weaving, using the collection of Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum.
Annemor Sundbø has a new knitting book, which is ALSO a work of cultural history, religious history, philosophical history, and much more.
Marianne Vedeler discusses the legends and myths surrounding the tapestry tradition of Gudbrandsdalen, and explores the role tapestries may have played in visual and oral storytelling of the past. This article was originally published in Viking: The Norwegian Archaeological Yearbook.
This special folk art show focuses on the importance of detail in folk art and features 71 pieces in a variety of folk art techniques by contemporary folk artists from around the country.
The reviewer, Mary Skoy, commented, “After looking at a knitting book as inspiring as this, I wish I could knit faster.”
Many beautiful weavings in traditional and inspired-by-traditional Norwegian weaving techniques won awards this summer.
Finnish folk ryas are filled with symbols. Were did they come from? What do they mean? Marjo Ahonen describes often-used rya motifs.
Brita Been’s work was featured in the exhibit PATTERN UNLIMITED at the Telemark Kunstsenter this year. The artist was interviewed by Stephanie Serrano Sundby for KUNSTHÅNDVERK, the magazine for Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts.
The fourth part of this translated article covers more billedvev (tapestry) pillows, pillows in halv-flossa, the kristneteppe (a christening coverlet), and the author’s interesting speculation on who the weavers were in Valdres.