Scandinavian Textiles: Articles, Exhibits, News

Articles

Slitrya. Arianna E. Funk wrote about the traditions of rya and slitrya in Scandinavia for Handwoven magazine, November/December 2020. A short history of the technique is on the Handwoven website, focused on Sweden. In part, “Traditional rya can be split into two groups: bruksryor, practical textiles meant to be used, and prydnadsryor, decorative works that were painstakingly designed and displayed with the pile side up. Bruksrya are what we now call slitrya. In Swedish, slit can mean hard work as well as wear and tear…”

Exhibits

The Soft Galleri in Oslo features textile artists. On view from January 14-February 28 is embroidered work by Klara Pousette, a  Swedish artist working in Oslo. (Exhibit description here.) On her website is a surprising work from 2016–what you see behind the curtain of “Crystal Queen” is unexpected and amazing.