Category Archives: Project Bunad

Fairy Tales, Bunader, and Van Gogh

Jun 7, 2022 Project Bunad ,
Fairy Tales, Bunader, and Van Gogh

There’s been a shortage of posts this year, mainly because my hands have been full of yarn. The epic quest to embroider my own Norwegian bunad continues, but I’m discovering that embroidery takes a long time. The skirt on my new Valdresbunad is three meters wide, and it takes about an hour to embroider an […]

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Project Bunad: The Practice Run

Aug 6, 2021 Project Bunad , , , ,
Project Bunad: The Practice Run

I’ve recently begun work on a project that will probably take a year to complete. At least. Briefly put, I’ll be creating (and writing about) a Norwegian national costume, known as a Bunad. Expect a number of future posts concerning the history, construction, and use of Norwegian folkedrakt (folk dress) and bunader (bunads). Today, however, […]

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