There is a lot to see in Stockholm right now for a textile junkie. Rigmor Grönjord is a textile artist and painter who is currently exhibiting her abstract tapestries at Waldermarsudde until the 14th of September. Her… Continue reading
One of my favourite fashion designers ever is Sandra Backlund, who graduated from Beckmans College of Design (my old school) in 2004 and has been knitting her way into Swedish fashion history ever since. Her… Continue reading
A Swedish-Chilean designer, Anton Alvarez, is currently exhibiting his thread-wrapping machine and architectural elements at Gustavsbergs Konsthall. His design combines technology, craft, design, architecture and art. Using his uniquely constructed machine, he binds together wood, plastic… Continue reading
I’m so excited about discovering Anke Domaske, fashion designer and microbiologist (!), and her milk fibre produced by her company Qmilk. Her designer dresses made of milk fibre fabric are marketed under the label Mademoiselle Chi… Continue reading
Loving textiles as I do, I can get really excited about innovations in the industry. Now DISC isn’t strictly a textile innovation but it definitely revolutionizes the way we drape fabrics in space.… Continue reading
In a recent interior design project I worked on I had the rare opportunity to design a custom-made Kasthall rug. For those of you who have no idea what Kasthall is, a quick summary:… Continue reading
My first project at Sländan is a rag rug. I’m first out weaving among 4 others. The weaving club has a whole heap of rags collecting dust in the store room and so the… Continue reading
After my first attempt at shifting kasuri ended in disappointment, I decided to cut the warp and start over. I still had over 4m (!) of warp left. I took no chances the… Continue reading
A few weeks ago I ran into a friend’s mom who had taken up weaving and joined a club that is just a short walk from my home. We agreed to meet during… Continue reading
Trying new things and failing at them is sometimes a good way to learn and improve. But it’s not always wise to take that risk with the beautiful hand-dyed kasuri warp that one… Continue reading
