A friend helped me finish a quilt project last fall and she asked how I could combine my weavingwith quilting. This puff quilt was my first idea! I participated in Liz Gipson’s Fall 2020 TubularDoubleweave Crossbody Weave-along and loved that I could weave two layers of cloth whileconstructing a bag at the same time. I …
Here are the things I finished (or almost finished) during my stay at the Icelandic Textile Center:
I meant to write regular blog posts during my stay but I was very busy (and having fun!) so I completely ignored my computer. The Textile Center has several studios: weaving studio, main studio, dye studio, and the textile lab. The weaving studio is full of looms. There are 9 countermarch looms, a tapestry loom, …
Getting to Blönduós has been a concern from the beginning. Strætó is the one bus company that services the entire country, in addition to the city buses in Reykjavik. It has been hard to get accurate information on how it works for trips outside the city center. I couldn’t get the app to work. I …
I spent three days in Reykjavik. I arrived on my birthday (Jan 29) and booked a northern lights tour. Sadly, the weather was cloudy and snowy most of the time (with some hail thrown in). The wind was around 30mph which made walking around a challenge! I have three nights here at the end of …
In my last post, I forgot to include how I prepared to be permitted to enter Iceland. I carefully watched the Iceland pre-registration site to make sure I was aware of any changes. Here’s what I had to do:1. Have a covid test (rapid tests not allowed) taken 72 hours or less from the time …
Mister and I went to Iceland December 2014 and had a wonderful time. We booked our trip through Iceland Unlimited – they arranged everything and provided a self-guided tour itinerary. It fit the way we like to travel, without the added bonus of someone else arranging all the hotels, flights, car rentals, etc. We drove …
Since writing Varafeldur Part One, I discovered another textile artist who not only has made varafeldurs, but she also wrote an article based on her research that was published in the Archaeological Textiles Review, issue 63. Read her article (on page 31) to learn more. You can download the publication for free. Julia Hopkin is …
In my previous post I touched on my planned projects. The varfeldur viking cloak I am going to make has been the most overwhelming so far. Some weavers have made varafeldurs and are much more educated than I am. Here are some links if you’d like to read what they have written: Norwegian Textile Letter …
The application required a project proposal for the Icelandic Textile Center residency. I applied the beginning of November, and at the time all I could think of was the northern lights or aurora borealis. Mister and I went to Iceland December 2014 and were were lucky to see the lights three nights during our trip. …