I got asked if I wanted to do a local craft market this weekend, and since I hadn’t planned anything else, marketwise, I was like ”sure”.

In order to stock up on something to sell, and live my best upcycle life I made 30 of these left over hair bands. I like them, hopefully other people might like them too!

Otherwise I’ll just force my friends to pose with them for me. We’ve got plans.

#crafts #sewing #accessories #hairband #lace #slöjd #hemslöjd

I have this thing about mi-parti shirts. I just think they’re neat! Have two fabrics you can’t decide between? Use them both!

This is a shirt a friend of mine asked me to make for her. She wanted yellow and pink (obviously) and I was so proud that I found two printed cotton fabrics that could pick up elements between one another. And she loved it too! A summer classic, for sure.

#crafts #sewing #clothes #fashion #shirt #sömnad #mjukslöjd #slöjd #hemslöjd

Carving some weaving tools for my former colleauge Marie. Eight small ones, four larger and two large. I love working with smaller series like these. For the first hour you stumble and try to figure stuff out and after a while it just falls into place and you settle for a suitable method.

#slöjd #sloyd #weaving #craft #textiletools #woodworking #vävredskap #handweaving

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

I finished these wrist warmers in the spring, but never found the time to show them off. Now the time has come!
They are a mismatched, crocheted, improvised pair of necessities that I did because I had no WIP while away from my stash. I can’t keep my hands still, I need a project.
The basic principle of the design is: rectangle as wide as your wrist and as long as you want them, measuring from the knuckles. Do a bunch of lace patterns, repeating or not, and edge the whole thing when it reaches the above measurements. Then sew up the side and leave a hole for the thumb. Et voilà, the summer’s most dramatic accessory accomplished!

#crafts #crochet #virkning #virka #lace #spets #slöjd #hemslöjd #husflid #gothic #historical fashion

Cooking spoon carved from oak wood. From a dead tree in my sisters backyard, taking it down the neighbor showed keen interest so this spoon is for him.

#craft #woodcarving #greenwoodcarving #spooncarving #woodenspoon #cookingspoon #slöjd #sloyd #handcrafted #sustainability

Cup carved from local oak wood. It has a nice handle and won't break if dropped.

#craft #crafts #woodcarving #greenwoodcarving #woodencup #slöjd #sloyd #handmade #sustainability

A sports club I’m in wanted to get some merch made for competition stands and the like. One of our suggestions was little scent sachets, you know, for the smelly gym bags! So I made a bunch out of old scraps, in the team colours. And I even printed a little logo of ours on it. We have sold like two so far.

#crafts #slöjd #potpurri #patchwork #lappteknik #hemslöjd #lavender

I never posted any Vernissage pictures on here!

This was my outfit for my first museum exhibition opening. I was accepted as one of the crafts people for the local museum salon, with some lace pieces that I hav posted on here. I wanted to stand out as a crafts person, so I wore a folk costume handmade by me and my grandmother. The head wear is not quite traditional, but most people don’t wear proper head pieces these days.

#crafts #folkcostume #folkdräkt #slöjd #hemslöjd

Cherry serving spoon decorated with a hanging heart carved in one piece. It's a birthday gift.

#craft #crafts #woodcarving #greenwoodcarving #spooncarving #servingspoon #woodenspoon #cherryspoon #hearts #slöjd #sloyd #handmade #sustainability

Between forges. What a weird feeling it is! Bit freeing, bit boring. So many opportunities to make some silly stuff, a bit harder to actually get on it.

We'll see what happens! 💕

#forge #blacksmith #craft #slöjd #hemslöjd

Small eating spoon carved from oak wood.

#craft #crafts #woodcarving #greenwoodcarving #spooncarving #eatingspoon #woodenspoon #slöjd #sloyd #handmade #sustainability

Cherry serving spoon with decorations carved in one piece. In the background an ancient oak tree. The spoon is a birthday gift.

#craft #crafts #woodcarving #greenwoodcarving #spooncarving #servingspoon #woodenspoon #hearts #slöjd #sloyd #handmade #sustainability

Cherry serving spoon with decorations carved in one piece. In the background an ancient oak tree. The spoon is a birthday gift.

#craft #crafts #woodcarving #greenwoodcarving #spooncarving #servingspoon #woodenspoon #hearts #slöjd #sloyd #handmade #sustainability

Tried to make a dorr but ended up with Lord of the (flower) Flies instead.
Småslöjdade, gjorde ett försök med en tordyvel men det slutade med Blomflugornas Herre.
#slöjd

Spoon blanks in the may sun.
Carving a bunch for our next exhibition.

#greenwoodcarving #slöjd #woodenspoons #woodenutensils #craftmanship #handcrafted #artisanmade #kitchenutensil #woodforfood #kitchenware #sloyd

I just finished a cardigan for my father’s fiancée. I did one for my niece a couple of years ago and all of the ladies wanted one. It’s a scrap yarn project, which is why some of the white is more yellow and some is more white.

I’m not a size small but she is so working against a size chart to make it fit her was a new challenge (since it’s an improvised pattern).

Let’s hope she likes it!

#crafts #crochet #lace #lacecrochet #grandmasquares #cardigan #virkning #spets #slöjd #hemslöjd

I really like this kind of simpler spoonrack and thought it was time carve one. The back is carved like a sliding dovetail that holds shelf.

#spooncarving #greenwoodworking #greenwoodcarving #slöjd #woodenspoons #woodenutensils #craftmanship #handcrafted #artisanmade #kitchenutensil #woodforfood #kitchenware