The earliest Raanu weavings date back to the 1600’s. The Saami wove Raanu (Rátnu, Rádno, Grene) and used them as wall coverings in their tents and sod huts. At first glance, a […]
Wittering Raanu
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Blue Skirts Golden Belts
Sinihameet Kultavyöt – Blue Skirts, Golden Belts Finnish Viking Age Textiles In October 2003 I had the chance to visit the fascinating exhibit of ancient Finnish textiles, in Tampere, Finland.The Sinihameet kultavyöt […]
Nalbinding Stitch Summary
Nalbinding Stitch Summary A summary of a few of the Nalbinding stitches: Oslo, Mammen, More to Follow.. Post Views: 36
Nalbinding – Adjust Yarn Tension
Nalbinding – Yarn Tension If you use your thumb as the stitch size, this is ok, but all thumbs come in variety of sizes, so you will have some inconsistency in getting […]
Nalbinding Stitches
Nalbinding Stitches Nalbindning, nålbindingOver the past several weeks, I have been studying how to do nalbinding and the various stitches. I found it all a bit confusing at first, but after a […]
The Nettle Dress
The Nettle Dress Textile artist Allan Brown spends 7 years making a dress by hand, from locally foraged stinging nettles. Post Views: 5
Viking Textiles
Viking Textiles It is commonly thought that Viking clothing was rough “sack-cloth”. Not so. Viking textiles influenced and were influenced by the many countries in which they travelled. Viking Cloths have described […]
Sami Grene Blanket
Sami Grene Blanket Post Views: 7
What is Sami Duodji
What is Sami Duodji Sami Duodji is all traditional handicraft that is made by the Saami people. The crafts are both artistic and have a functional purpose such as tools, clothing, knives, […]
Card Woven Edging
Tablet or Card Woven Edging Card or tablet woven edgings have been used in Finnish and Sami textiles since ancient times. – Textile fragments have been found in Viking Age textiles of […]
