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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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Sankthans

Jun 24, 2021 Handmade, Wandering ,
Sankthans

I grew up celebrating Midsummer on the June 21st solstice, and it wasn’t until I was an adult that I realized there were other days in June to celebrate the triumph of the sun. The feast day for John the Baptist, known in Norway as Sankthans (Saint Hans), falls on June 24th, so naturally there […]

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