An Älvroströja in the making... 🧶
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#folkdress #historical #knitting

I used to think I couldn’t come up with spontaneous art ideas. Like I was stunted and naturally didn’t have a sense of vision.
Turns out I was just untrained, and what feels like an artistic gift from the outside is actually a mental muscle that can be trained. Now my problem is I have too many ideas instead.
One of them was this: a little folklore piece inspired by Bohusdräkten in western Sweden. It’s meant for one of my nieces, unasked for but hopefully appreciated. It’s adjustable, from the lacing to extra material in the shoulders and waist. So hopefully she can wear it for a few years.
In Sweden we have this debate about headwear with folk costume. To wear or not to wear. But inspired by Norwegian tradition I decided to make her a little hair band with lace in a matching material to wear with the dress. And the thought struck me that adults could wear that too! I’m trying to make it a thing.
I’ve not weaved the fabrics or constructed the zipper but I’ve made everything else myself. The embroidery, the lacing, the lace, the hooks for closing, even the aglets to thread the string in front.
I hope she and her parents like it and that maybe when she is too big for it she can lend it to her cousin or potential siblings.

#crafts #embroidery #folklore #dress #sweden #folkdress #lace #lacemaking #girlfashion #broderi #slöjd #mjukslöjd #hemslöjd #folkdräkt #bohusdräkt #spets #knyppling #spitze #klöppeln #husflid #bunad #festdrakt

Nyrokokoklänning, handvävd och handsydd av mig 🌼
Tyget vävdes som projektarbete mitt andra år på Sätergläntan och sömnaden påbörjades under kursen "Sy en folklig nyrokokoklänning" med Maja Satz, också på Gläntan. Och nu har jag äntligen en alldeles egen klänning! Lite småjusteringar med knäppningen ska göras och så behöver jag ju sy en stubb också- här har jag två kraftiga kjolar under istället. Tror bestämt jag behöver väva ett förkläde... Fler bilder lär komma, också från processen, men för nu vill jag bara få ut denna skapelse i världen, är så nöjd! 😁

#nyrokokoklänning #weaving #folkdress #purple #folkligt #halvylle #handwoven #sloyd #1860s #handsewn