patterns
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Pick-Up Pattern from Nordfjord in Norway
Pick-up sample. After suspenders, NFM.1979-04131, Nordfjord Folkemuseum. In preparing to present a webinar for Vesterheim on Norwegian bandweaving, September 21, 2025, I was intrigued with the pattern in a pair of suspenders from the Nordfjord region of Norway that I’d chosen to illustrate my talk. So I charted the pattern from the photograph and wove Continue reading
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Book Reviews for Pick-Up Bandweaving Designs
Thank you to Annie MacHale (https://aspinnerweaver.blogspot.com/) and to Mary Skoy, of the Weavers Guild of Minnesota, for reviewing my second book. Annie’s review appeared in the Fall 2025 issue of Little Looms magazine. Little Looms is a great resource for bandweavers, and this Fall issue includes some great inkle projects, as well as a fascinating Continue reading
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Charts from an Orsa Apron Band
Update July, 2025: This booklet is unfortunately out of print. Contact me if you wish to purchase a pdf copy. Weavers had previously been buying this booklet directly from me, but I’m happy to announce that it will now be sold through Vesterheim, the National Norwegian-American Museum & Folk Art School, both at the museum Continue reading
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A Hand-Carved Band Heddle
Hello Bandweavers! My Weaving Posse gave me this sweet little heddle, which was hand carved by Kerstin Neumüller from Sweden. I love its character and the way the maker’s hand shows in the little details. It’s charming, and it’s perfect for weaving the narrow pick-up patterns we’ve been looking at in my last two posts. Continue reading
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24 Pick-up Bandweaving Charts for 5 Pattern Ends
The charts in my book, Pick-Up Bandweaving Designs (due out in August, 2024) are all for 13 pattern ends in Baltic-style pick-up. But if you’re a newly-minted pick-up weaver, weaving bands with fewer pattern ends is a great way to practice. And narrow ribbons are fun to weave—no matter your level of expertise. Below, you’ll Continue reading
Norwegian Pick-Up Bandweaving 