After the release of our first book we took two months to promote the book before starting on the next one. This time we are going to show lots of folk costumes from different areas in Sweden and Norway but also take you to visit people who still knows how to produce the garments in the way they used to. I have already visited a Sami family who keep their newborn in a “gietka”, a leather cradle, decorated with wool ribbons and silver charms. Next week I am off to central Norway to a gathering of dancers and musicians from all over Scandinavia.
I will start blogging again in September to show you some of the sites I have visited. Until then have a nice summer ………..
19th Century decoration of Christening gown. Dalecarlia Sweden.
Norwegian costume silver, “sölje”.
Anybody who want to see a bunad bonanza should visit Oslo on the 17th of May. The Norwegian national day is celebrated all over the country. Here is the main street, Karl Johans Gate, in Oslo and the Royal Castle.