Museums
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Creative embroidery
It is quite a long time since my last post, and I can’t really explain why. I have been busy crafting, and this post will be all about embroidery. Just before the pandemic I joined “Creative embroidery”, an association with enthusiastic and creative members. We collaborate with museums in Stockholm, one at a time around…
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Medieval embroidery, a Viking exhibition and a few new things from the workshop
This summer I visited Uppsala cathedral, a magnificent church from the 16th century. I have wanted to go there for a long time, not just for the cathedral itself, but it hosts one of the finest collections of medieval embroidery in Sweden. Most of the embroidery has religious motifs but there are also beautiful floral…
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Textile exclusively
This blog post will be about textile exclusively. In my world, there is so much interesting going on about textile so I have to tell you. It seems that textile art is becoming gradually more recognized as important and relevant, at least from my horizon here in Stockholm. Märta Måås-Fjetterström was one of the most…
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October textile and jewellery
Autumn has arrived early this year with lots of rain and the leaves are already falling off after an outburst of autumn colours. Time for walks in parks in Stockholm and time for indoor activities like craft making! One of the last days in September I went with a friend to the county of Dalarna…
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Back to Vinterviken, creative embroidery and a little webshop
Now in September, I had another weekend at Vinterviken gardens. Exciting to show my jewellery and nice company with the shopkeepers at the craft shop who run the craft shop as volunteers. Marie Oredsson is a fine potter and textile artist, take a look at her website. www.marieoredsson.se I sold just a few jewels but it…
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Guest crafter at Vinterviken and Stockholm in its prime
A weekend in May I had the opportunity to be a guest crafter at Vintervikens organic gardens close to Stockholm. It is a nonprofit organization with a beautiful garden, a vegetarian cafe and a craft shop among other things. It is so nice; if you are in Stockholm pay it a visit! Now I got…
Textile and jewellery 