Weaving Inspired by the Collection (In Person)

This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. 

Learn how to copy an old coverlet! Students will study old Norwegian coverlets, starting with a boundweave or krokbragd coverlet from the instructor’s family from 1769. Students will learn to determine the materials, sett, and treadling and then draft and weave a sample. Using these skills, the students can then weave a sample of one of Vesterheim’s oldest krokbragd coverlets or try to copy a banded style coverlet that includes krokbragd, rutevev (geometric tapestry), brocading, and several two-shuttle patterns.