Monthly Archives: February 2007

A cross-stitch creation

By roued | Published: February 13, 2007
My largest project at the moment fabric-wise is a one coloured cross stitch embroidery called “the creation” or “skabelsen” in Danish. My Grandmother Agnes bought it for me from Ateljé Margaretha last summer because she knew I really wanted to do it (she got me into the whole cross stitch thing). The thread is a [...]
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Birka 22 motifs

By roued | Published: February 8, 2007
The Birka 22 motif was found on the Swedish site of Birka on Björkö just west of Stockholm. The pattern itself posted online by Carolyn Priest-Dorman in 1993 and is quite easy to use once you get the hang of it. I have also tried to give my own description of how to do it [...]
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Mammen motifs

By roued | Published: February 8, 2007
The Mammen motifs where found on woolen tablet woven bands around 1870 it what of course is presumed to be the grave of a VIP. This grave is situated in the village of Mammen near Viborg (Denmark). Others have published these bands on the Internet in danish and they basically believe the bands to be [...]
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Tablet Weaving

By roued | Published: February 8, 2007
A couple of years ago I began doing tablet weaving. Everyone I knew at the time was trying it out (I was studying archaeology) and I thought why not give it a try. It was much easier than I had lead myself to believe. At first I tried out some simple patterns with some quite [...]
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