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Southern Saami women in Costumes. Sørsamiske kvinner i kofter. Photographer unknown. Kilde/Source: Västerbotten Museum, Sverige (photo used with permission) The Sami have traditionally used pure metals such as gold and silver for embroideries, but most known is the use of the alloy metal pewter in newer time. At present time industrial metal treads commonly are used. In studies of Sami culture in the Iron Age and Medieval period e.g. by Inga Sering (Lapska offerplatsfynd från järnålder och medeltid i de svenska lappmarkerna, 1956) silver metal-wire with different thickness are reported found in sacrificial mounds (ref. page 115-116 and plate 7). Tradisjonelt sett har samene brukt rene metaller slik som gull og sølv i sine broderinger, men mest kjent er legeringsmetallet tinn som i tinntråd. Nå for tiden bruker man til vanlig industrielt produsert metalltråd. I studier av samenes kultur fra jernalder og middelalderen har for eksempel Inga Sering (Lapska offerplatsfynd från järnålder och medeltid i de svenska lappmarkerna, 1956) rapportert funn av sølvtråder med ulik tykkelse i offerplass hauger (ref. side 115-116 og plansje 7). Sámi accessories from 'Fatmomakke Kommun' in Vilhelmina, Västerbotten, Sweden. Samiske gjenstander fra Fatmomakke Kommun, Vilhelmina. Photo by Sven Hansson. Kilde/Source: Västerbotten Museum, Sverige (photo used with permission) Saami women from Vilhelmina, Sweden. Samiske kvinner fra Vilhelmina. Photo by John Ericsson. Kilde/Source: Västerbotten Museum, Sverige (photo used with permission) A Southern Sami costume from Norway with goldwork embroidery on the collar and belt. En Sørsamisk drakt fra Norge med tinntrådsbroderi på barmkledet og beltet. You can read more about Sami costumes in these web sites/ du kan lese mer om samekofter i de følgende websider: Sydsamernas dräkt (Southern Saami Costume) Traditional Sami costume (Tradisjonell samekofte) Female belt with accessories from Lövberg in Vilhelmina, Sweden 1936. Kvinnebelte med anheng fra Lövberg i Vilhelmina, 1936. Photo by Nils Eriksson. Kilde/Source: Västerbotten Museum, Sverige (photo used with permission) Sørsamiske votter i skinn med tinntrådsbroderi. Southern Sami mittens in fur with goldwork embroidery. Norway. Goldwork metal embroidery belts from Norway. Belter fra Norge brodert med tinntråd. More belts and accessories can be seen here and in the following sites. Flere belter og anheng kan sees her og i de følgende nettadresser: Sameföremål More examples of Saami artefacts. Belts, Bands and collars exhibited at Nordiska Museet, Stockholm. Bånd, belter og brystduker utstilt på Nordiska Museet, Stockholm. Saami pewter Embroidery on leather / Samisk tinntrådsbroderi på lær. Karelian Russian Sami Pewter embroidery. Women and reindeer in a church with three aisles. An embroidery from the Tver gubernatorial district (the 1880s). After Rybakov 1994: 485, see also 480). The sacredness of the composition is beyond doubt. Source: folklore.ee from article: Folktales of Meandash, the Mythic Sami Reindeeer, Part 2” by Enn Ernits (photo used with permission from folklore.ee) Samisk tinnbroderi fra Karelen, Russland. Fritt oversatt: Kvinner og reinsdyr i en kirke med tre innganger. Et broderi fra Tver distriktet (1880-årene) etter Rybakov 1994: 485 og 480. Broderiet har helt klart et hellig motiv. Kilde se engelsk tekst. Her kan du lese hvordan man laget tinntråd: Tinnsløyd (Salten Museum) A free translation of the article in the website from Salten Museum: Pewter tread was made by splitting a birch or alder twig, then removing the pith and binding the twig back together with a tread. The hollow twig was thereafter filled with mix of tin and lead. The solidified pewter is removed from the twig and prepared by drawing it through holes of different sizes made in reindeer horns until the tread is as thin as preferred. The pewter tread can be made very thin and is then twirled on a sinew tread. It is formed into decorative patterns and then sewn onto the fabric or the leather using a thin tread of sinew. Pewter embroidery is often made as geometrical patterns on the bag, costume, hat, belts and for the reindeer. Saami man from Grankullen, Vilhelmina in 1944. Samisk mann fra Grankullen, Vilhelmina in 1944. Photo by Nils Eriksson. Kilde/Source: Västerbotten Museum, Sverige (photo used with permission) Take a look at the pewter embroidery on his purse. Linneaus wore a similar purse in 1737. Se på veskens tinnbroderi. Linneaus hadde en liknende veske i 1737. Metal Goldwork embroidery purse from Norway. Norsk samisk tinntrådsbroderi veske eller pung. The same patterns and types of embroidery is found in the Norwegian areas, for instance in Namsskogan in Mid-Norway. De samme mønstre og typer av tinntrådsbroderi finnes også i norske områder for eksempel i Namsskogan in Nord-Trøndelag (fyrtøypung). Carolus Linnaeus, replica of a painting in Estate Hartenkamp. 1853 by Hendrik Hollander (1823-1884). Source: Linnaeus engraved by H. Kingsbury after Martin Hoffman (1737). Source: Linnaeus engraved by H. Kingsbury after Martin Hoffman (1737). Pewter embroidery collars Sami man from Vilhelmina, Sweden. Samisk mann fra Vilhelmina, Sverige. Fotograf: Sven Hansson. Kilde/Source: Västerbotten Museum, Sverige (photo used with permission) Saami collar from Mittådalen Jämtland, Sweden 1956 / En brystduk for kvinner og et belte, med tinntrådebroderier fra Mittådalen i Jämtland. The patterns of the Saami collars of Jämtland are very similar to the ones from Meråker in Trøndelag and in Nordland . Brystkledene fra Jämtland er svært like de man finner i Meråker i Trøndelag og i Nordland. A male metal embroidered (goldwork) collar for the traditional Sami garment (costume) from Aasele, Västerbotten in Sweden. Et barmklede for mannlig kofte med tinntrådsbroderi, fra Åsele, Västerbotten i Sverige. Liknende barmklær brukes også av Sørsamene i Norge. From Dikanäs in Vilhelmina. Photographer unknown. Kilde/Source: Västerbotten Museum, Sverige (photo used with permission) © McCord Museum: Saami needle case from 1850-1910. Material is horn, antler, cord. Samisk nålehus fra 1850-1900 laget av bein, horn og sener. © McCord Museum: Saami needlecase from 1850-1910. Material is horn, antler, cord. Samisk nålehus fra 1850-1900 laget av bein, horn og sener. © McCord Museum : Sami needlecase from 1850-1910. Material is horn, antler, cord. Samisk nålehus fra 1850-1900 laget av bein, horn og sener. Saami Craft, Art, Industry and Food - Samisk håndverk, kunst, bedrifter og mat Per Isak Juuso Engraving by Olav Svonni, Sweden Nordiska Museum, Stockholm Arppa Sami Duodje Gallery About Johan Turi Photo of Johan Turi En bog om Lappernes Liv av Turi Old Church place, drawing by Turi Saami silver and belts Rotslöjd - tree root baskets Sameföremål Nappi - Per Isak Juuso Randi och Thomas Marainen Helge Sunna Tradisjonell samisk folkediktning Kildeveileder i samisk bibliotektjeneste svensk samisk bibliografi Photo Marja Helander Finland Beaivvas: Sami Teáhter Saami Silversmith Norway - Samisk sølvsmed Duodji av Håvard Larsen Sami Artist Center Olav Svonni Craft from Kiruna Sweden Saami Culture: Joik, poetry and more (University of Texas) Kola Samisk kunstner lager Noaide (“Nõid”) / Koola saami kunstnik Jakov Jakovlev Sámi duodji - Sámi handicraft Duodji: et samlebegrep på ulike samiske virksomheter innen husflid, kunsthåndverk, sløyd og småindustri Avhandling om sørsamisk ornamentikk Jokkmokks historiska marknad (Jokkmokk market Sweden every year) Lauku Duodji Finland Saami craftwork - Duodji Duodji in the Sámi Culture Gamalt samisk hornarbeid i Polen Svein Lund: JERNARBEID I SAMISK TRADISJON Saami Art and Crafts work DUODJE : Varanger Samiske Museum Duodji (3 språk / languages) ART John Andreas Savio (1902 - 1938) Aage Gaup Kaare Espolin Johnson kunst Kaare Espolin Johnson (1907 - 1994) Iver Jåks (1932 - 2007) Sami Art Some works of Reidar Särestöniemen Reidar Särestöniemi (1925-1981) one of the best known Finnish Saami artist Samisk kunst ”Jokkmokks marknad på 50-talet” Av Lars Pirak Lars Pirak – A Sami artist from Sweden Nils Nilsson Skum (1872 –1951) Nils Nilsson Skum: Barndomsår Portrait: Nils Nilsson Skum – A Saami artist from Sweden MENU Samisk Meny (svensk) Laila Spik: Granbarrssoppa Samisk Mat: Laila Spik Samisk gourmetmat Tina, är du redo för en ren delikatess? Oppskrifter på samiske matretter (Norsk) Delicate Reindeer Food / Reinsdyr delikatesser (Poronliha - puhtaasti parasta) Food of the Saami / Пища саамов Translation tool – Altavista Babelfish BOATS AND BOAT BUILDING Read about Boatbuilding here - Les om samisk båtbygging her

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På Hägnan i år ställde jag ut min vikingatida kvinnodräkt som jag arbetat på lite av och till under flera års tid. Här kommer texten/beskrivningen som publicerades med dräkten, tänkt som inspiratio…

I completed this project a couple years ago, but it came back to mind recently when I started gathering pieces and research for my mother's Age of Exploration costume series. I wore it once, as a student teacher, when I was going over Beowulf with my students but I haven't worn it since. Hopefully Mom will get a lot more use out of it! Extant Cap at the Museum of York in England When I was initially getting into Viking costume, I remembered seeing an extant cap when I was studying abroad in London. I had taken the train to York for the weekend to see the Jorvik Viking Museum and be-bopped into a couple other museums along the way. An email to the museum resulted in a reply with these specifications: "Viking cap, tabby weave. Simple hood-shaped cap, fashioned from a single rectangle of plain-woven, hand-spun, undyed silk, shaped by a centre-back seam, which ran on the straight grain for [approximately] 17.5cm from the lower (neck) edge, curved over the back of the head and terminated as a flattened tapering dart, the point of the dart being approximately 5cm from the face-framing front edge. The straight edges of the seam are neatened with double hems, 1.5mm wide, which had been turned to the underside and hemmed from left to right, before the seam was closed. Where the seam was curved and on the bias (and now open) the turnings are cut roughly , unfinished at the edges, and of uneven width. The seam had been closed with neat, fine oversewing, worked on the outside of the cap with finely-spun silk thread. The stitching appears to have been started at the point of the dart, and continued to the lower edge, where the right-hand side is 1cm longer than the left. On the inside, needle holes and impressions of stitches show that the dart had been pressed towards the right-hands side, and hemmed flat, along the fold. The cap is cut with a selvedge edge [framing] the face. This and the two ends of the rectangle which for the lower edge of the cap had been neatened with exceptionally fine roll hems. The remains of two groups of stitches, close to the front edge, at each side of the cap, from which sharp creases radiate, probably indicate the former position for ties for fastening the cap closely around the head. Thread Count 66 end per inch warp, 51 picks per inch weft. Two prominent holes at the back were probably caused by friction during normal use." He was also kind enough to include another image of the cap: Courtesy of the Museum of York At the time, I couldn't quite afford undyed silk, so I used some white linen left over from another project. I pulled back out my hand-sewing reference and tried to come as close as possible to the measurements as I could. I don't remember where the straps came from - I was either inspired by another reconstruction or by my inability to keep hats on. It was probably a combination!* Whole cap, open to show hem-stitch and strap attachment. The curved dart, from inside. The curved dart, from outside. Overall, there are several changes I'll make before I attempt this again: Use the undyed silk the original is constructed from, and make sure to get a large enough piece that I can use the selvedge to frame the face, like the original. The piece of linen I started with was 28" by 10", so in the future I will get a 23" by 8-1/2" piece with selvedge, which factors in the next note: Shorten the length to match the proportions of the original - it's a bit long right now, and drags too much on my shoulders. The original only comes about an inch below the glass model's jawline, so my next attempt will be about 2" shorter. Leave the strap off! Altogether this was more of a muslin than a finished piece but I've learned some important things from it that I will use in the future. *Update: I was re-reading some of my materials, and I remembered where the strap came from: Compleat Anachronist #59: Women's Garb in Northern Europe, 450-1000 C.E. on pg. 48.

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As I mentioned, I have been wanting to up the ante when it comes to having some warm clothing for events. I started working on putting together a caftan and when I finished the outer part of the caftan (minus the lining), I started on a hood. I successfully finished the hood within about a week and was able to wear it to an event to keep the cool breezes at bay. I was given some pieces of green wool by a friend. I had been mentioning that I was getting ready to make a hood, and she said, "Here, maybe you can do something with this!" She had been given the pieces as well, but had not had time to make anything with it, and already had a hood she was happy with. There was more than enough to make a hood for myself.

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Last Saturday I did a gender reveal baby shower for my friend Des! Des has known what she was having for MONTHS but refused to tell anyone! So, she finally acquiesced to tell two weeks before her due date at the baby shower. =) We started out with making our guess! Then the guest wrote their advice to Des for all different ages of children! (It was one of the only activities I could come up with that was gender neutral!) =) Nan and Lindsey made the beautiful diaper cake! We made big soft sugar cookies using this recipe from Our Best Bites. They were so delicious! (I didn't grab my camera fast enough and one was already eaten!) =) We also made chocolate cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. Yum! Des had a present within a present within a present containing a PINK CAMO ONESIE! IT'S A GIRL!!! Wondering what I made for the Baby??? I made Des a handmade baby viking hat (made from a pattern I purchased here). I can't wait to see baby Fiona in it! =) Congrat Des!!! Chi is a great viking model! Photo by Monkeyface Photography

På Hägnan i år ställde jag ut min vikingatida kvinnodräkt som jag arbetat på lite av och till under flera års tid. Här kommer texten/beskrivningen som publicerades med dräkten, tänkt som inspiratio…

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