Books and Magazines
Pick-Up Bandweaving Designs by Heather Torgenrud
A lifelong resource for pick-up bandweavers, this pattern and color sourcebook contains 288 new charts that can be mixed and matched creatively, plus photos of 70 woven sample bands that illustrate techniques to help weavers arrange their own colors beautifully....
$30.00
Vevd Fargeglede (Woven color joy Bedspreads in Vest-Agder) By Nanne Støhlmacher
With knowledge and love for the craft, author Nanne Støhlmacher tells about the work, techniques and tradition associated with the colorful, woven clothes, seen from Vest-Agder from the 17th century until the 20th century. This is also a story about...
$79.00
Norwegian Rose Painting in America by Nils Ellingsgard
Among the hundreds of thousands of Norwegians who immigrated to the United States during the 19th century, many brought objects from a rich rural tradition. This book is a survey of the most typical and interesting objects, with emphasis on...
$39.00
Telemark Historie - Tidsskrift for Telemark Historielag by Marion J. Nelson
American Woodcarvers from Telemark.
Softcover.
$1.00
Vesterheim Magazine Vol. 21, No. 2 2023-Fjords, Farms, Folk Art
Vesterheim is published twice a year, featuring in-depth articles focusing on the museum's priceless collections of artifacts, Norwegian-American history and culture, and up-to-date information on all museum events, classes, tours, and education opportunities. The magazine is a benefit to Vesterheim...
$5.00
Ole Hendricks and His Tunebook by Amy M. Shaw
Folk Music and community on the frontier. Ole Hendricks was an immigrant both representative and exceptional—a true artistic talent who nevertheless lived a familiar immigrant experience. By day, he was a farmer. But at night, his fiddle lit up dance...
$28.95
Vesterheim Magazine Vol 21 No. 1 2023 – Staying in Touch
Vesterheim is published twice a year, featuring in-depth articles focusing on the museum's priceless collections of artifacts, Norwegian-American history and culture, and up-to-date information on all museum events, classes, tours, and education opportunities. Articles in this issue include Norwegian-American Press:...
$5.00
Moomin Coloring Book with Tove Jansson's Original Illustrations
Enter the magical world of Moominvalley with this inspiring coloring book and bring your own color to the world of the Moomins. Inside you will find brave and sensitive Moomintroll, the loving Snorkmaiden, philosophical Snufkin, wise Moominmamma, and many more...
$14.99
Lichen Dyes: The New Source Book by Karen Diadick Casselman
Lichens have been used to create brilliant, versatile dyes for over 4,000 years. In this comprehensive guide based on 25 years of meticulous research, Casselman explains how to create and use dyes derived from these unusual plants. Filled with expert...
$7.95
Viking Art (World of Art) by James Graham-Campbell
Updated to reflect recent archaeological discoveries and overflowing with color illustrations, this book is the definitive introduction to the art of the Viking Age. The Viking Age in Europe lasted from the time of the first major Viking expeditions in...
$24.95
Chip Carving: Techniques for Carving Beautiful Patterns by Hand by Daniel Clay
The Art Of Chip Carving is an easy to follow, step-by-step guide to one of the world’s most ancient and widely practiced forms of woodcarving. Anyone, from the completely inexperienced beginner to the veteran craftsperson, can learn to use simple, inexpensive...
$27.95
Skinnfeller du kan lage selv by Britt Solheim
Learn the ancient craft of sewing and decorating a sheepskin coverlet with Solheim, who has taught skinnfeller at Vesterheim, Includes full-color photographs and patterns. Norwegian text. Hardcover.
$127.95
Nordic Hands by Anita Osterhaug
These 25 fiber craft projects to discover Scandinavian culture bring the warmth and beauty of Nordic culture into your life through the work of your own hands. Vivid photos and spirited text explain the values of Scandinavian life—nature, community, craftsmanship, and...
$34.99
Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder
A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print.
Softcover.
$18.00
$10.00
D'Aulaires' Book of Trolls
In this spectacular follow-up to their beloved Book of Norse Myths, the husband-and-wife team of Ingri and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire explore the uncanny reaches of Norse mythology, an enchanted night-world populated by trolls of all kinds—mountain trolls, forest trolls, trolls...
$22.95
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