Finished Projects at the Icelandic Textile Center
Here are the things I finished (or almost finished) during my stay at the Icelandic Textile Center:
General
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, …
Travel to Blönduós
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 …
Varafeldur Part Two
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 …
Badass Cross Stitch Herstory Project
Several years ago I embroidered a square of the Equal Rights Amendment Logo for Shannon Downey’s global craftivism project “Badass Herstory”. The exhibit opened on November 5, 2021 at the National Liberty Museum and my piece is on display with many others! I wasn’t able to attend, but many stitchers took photos of the exhibit. …
New Weaving Videos
I uploaded two new videos to my RebaWeaves YouTube channel. Weaving on the Ashford 48″ loom: Unrolling weaving projects on rigid heddle looms: