Clik here to view.
Monochromatic
Patty Kuebker-Johnson runs Color Crossing, a fabulous yarn shop, gallery, and studio space in Roberts, Wisconsin. She has often said she doesn’t have time to get her own weaving done. That may be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cradle Coverlet Inspiration, #2
Inspired by a cradle coverlet in a Swedish museum, Jan Mostrom wove a rosepath cradle coverlet from a pattern in a Swedish book, Väva efter gamla mönster på fyra skaft (cover photo) by Lena Nessle....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pastors in a Row
In previous centuries the crosses formed in boundweave patterns had more direct and religious meaning to weavers and users of textiles. Most contemporary weavers use the geometric patterns created by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Traditional Patterns on a Nontraditional Object
A boundweave piece was used in a traditional Norwegian home as a coverlet on a wooden corner bed or as a covering in a sleigh. Sometimes it was a decorative wall hanging. Melba Granlund wove a laptop...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pattern and Detail
The structure of boundweave invites experimentation with pattern. When nineteen pieces by fifteen weavers are gathered together, that’s a lot of pattern and color to absorb as a viewer. Within a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wisconsin Reds, and More
Jane Connett wove a krokbragd that is dense with pattern and color contrasts. Though she titled it “Wisconsin Reds,” there are many more colors in the bands of pattern. Shades of gold and brown and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Beyond Midnight #2
Claire Caughey Most submitted a piece from her series of weavings exploring luminosity. This one certainly worked. The bands of deep blue bordering krokbragd weaving set off the brightness of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The show is up!
On Tuesday, April 20, several of our Scandinavian Weavers Study Group met to mount eighteen pieces of varying sizes, colors, shapes, and scale on the walls of the Textile Center Community Gallery....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Playground Chatter
This beautifully-scaled runner is a perfect example of the challenges we encountered in mounting our exhibit. The pieces varied widely in size and color and scale. Veronna Capone’s “Playground...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Coffee Reception on Saturday, April 24
Be sure to join us at the coffee and cookie reception for the Scandinavian Boundweave: Timeless Traditions exhibit. It’s tomorrow – Saturday, April 24, from 10-2, at the Textile Center of Minnesota...
View Article
![Mumford & Sons – Blind Leading the Blind – Single [iTunes Plus M4A]](http://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music124/v4/49/c3/83/49c38304-45c6-20d0-c6df-3b36ea8bd92a/19UMGIM89194.rgb.jpg/316x316bb.webp)
