Sinihameet Kultavyöt – Blue Skirts, Golden Belts Finnish Viking Age Textiles
In October 2003 I had the chance to visit the fascinating exhibit of ancient Finnish textiles, in Tampere, Finland.… Read more...
Blue Skirts Golden Belts
Vadmal
Vadmal Cloth
Vadmal (Wadmal) is a woven wool cloth that has been felted. Felting the fabric after weaving, thickens the cloth and makes it wind and water resistant as well as warm.… Read more...
Blue Skirts and Golden Belts
In October 2003 I had the chance to visit the fascinating exhibit of ancient Finnish textiles, in Tampere, Finland.
The Sinihameet kultavyöt
exhibit featured both textile fragments found at various archaeological gravesites from the Viking Age in Finland, and modern recreations of those textiles.… Read more...
Raanu
Raanu weavings use a cotton warp and a wool weft. The wool weft yarns are generally quite fine and many colours are used to create the complex designs of this weft-faced rep weave.… Read more...
Finnish Rya Rugs
Finnish Textiles – Rya Rugs
Here are a few examples of rya rugs. The pile for a rya rug or tapestry is woven or sewn onto a wool backing.… Read more...
Poppana Weaving
During a trip to Ontario, I had the opportunity to view some wonderful examples of Finnish textiles. Here are some photos of them.… Read more...
