Books
Norway's Knitted Heritage by Annemor Sundbø
The History, Surprises, and Legacy of Traditional Nordic Sweater Patterns Nordic knitting designs have long enchanted the world. What makes their allure and beauty so timeless? The answer is fascinating, and expert Annemor Sundbø welcomes you to join her on...
$60.00
Vestlandsband
Learn to weave from the Westland's most skilled in the field: Randi Stoltz, Åse Vatshelle, and Beate Skogstrand. The patterns have an increasing degree of difficulty throughout the book. You can start with simple ribbons, learn more picking techniques and eventually...
$145.00
Vesterheim Magazine Vol. 19, No. 2 2021 – Dressed
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 members...
$5.00
Øst-Timor Krokodilleøya
Østigård, T. 2005. Øst-Timor. Krokodilleøya. Exhibition catalogue. East Timor is affectionately known as the "Crocodile Island" due to a local creation myth and the island's distinctive, ridge-backed shape resembling a sleeping crocodile. The legend tells of a boy who befriended a giant...
$5.00
Varp och Waft (Warp and Weft) By Gunilla Lundahl
Varp och Waft (Warp and Weft) by Gunilla Lundahl This lovely book presents Swedish textiles of all kinds, using historical folk handicraft as an inspiration for contemporary designs. Today, the handicraft movement in Sweden develops side-by-side with the textile artists...
$35.00
Perler på pulsen by Kirsten Romcke, Nina Granlund Soether
Wrist warmers, bangles, hand rings and wristbands. There are many names for these small garments to wear around the wrists. What used to be a fancy garment for church use and weddings is now just as relevant for everyday life...
$49.95
Early American Weaving and Dyeing
This landmark work is a practical and historical guide to hand-weaving patterns and dye recipes. It revolutionized 19th-century practices by revealing closely held trade secrets to home weavers and dyers, and giving recipes the home craftsman could use. While not...
$8.95
Å veve Grunnbok i bindingslære by Berit Lund-Iversen
Å veve Grunnbok i bindingslære includes weaving patterns with instructions and illustrations.
Softcover. Norwegian text.
$65.00
Ragna Breivik: et liv ved veven By Åse Enerstvedt
Ragna Breivik was a weaver who worked at the influential Oslo studio of Augusta Christensen. She wove several large commissions including a wall-hanging from Axel Revold's picture "In Gethsemene." She then went to the Art and Handicrafts School in Bergen...
$40.00
Vaev smat i form by Dorthe Sigsgaard
Vaev smat i form by Dorthe Sigsgaard, Borgen is about small weaving projects with illustrations in color and black and white.
Norwegian text.
Softcover.
$45.00
Norwegian Pick Up Bandweaving by Heather Torgenrud
For the first time in English, here's a complete book about Norwegian pick-up bandweaving—from its fascinating history to beautiful bands you can make yourself, with more than 100 pattern charts from bands in museum collections, including Vesterheim's. Meticulously researched, easy-to-read,...
$24.99
Batik, Tie Dyeing, Stenciling, Silk Screen, Block Printing by Francis J. Kafka
Stenciling, batik, block printing, tie dyeing, free-hand painting, silk-screen painting, as well as flocking and transferring pictures are all covered in this book. Over 350 illustration and complete step-by-step explanations. This is an unabridged republication of 1959 edition. 198 pp....
$11.95
Using the Norwegian Cradle Loom by Lila Nelson
Newly revised! Lila Nelson, previous Vesterheim Textile Curator, originally wrote these instructions for how to use the cradle loom in 1977. Includes detailed drawings and updated full-color pictures.
Softcover.
$13.95
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
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