Barbara and bj, >does anyone on here live in Sweden? Or >know of any weaving groups? My daughter lives there and just bought a >second hand table loom and she could use some help.
>I think that you might find that Ron and Susanne live there but not sure >if they are active in the fiber community. What say you Ron? This is Susanne answering. Yes we live in Sweden and I am an active and skilled weaver. There are lots of weavers around, alas it seams that young persons don't have the time for weaving. But retired people or even younger persons with no responsibility for small children do weave. Most people go to some weaving class to learn and then rent a foldable loom. Or they go to some place where there are lot of looms and a group of people set up a weave together and then all of them finish their weaving before the whole piece is cut down and divided. We don't have a lot of idle persons that go around and teach one weaver at the time, but there may be someone somewhere. Table looms are almost never used. Counterbalanced looms with 4 shafts and 6 treadles are the common looms here. With them one can weave our traditional patterns, they are sturdy enough for rug weaving and also suitable for weaving with very fine yarns. I believe that asking for weaving lessons in English using a table loom limits the number of potential teachers. I need more information about yuour daughter to be able to help. I may know about some good person. Where in Sweden does your daughter live? Can she speak Swedish? Susanne ------------------------------------ A message archive and photo page are maintained. Commercial selling and spam are not allowed. Members are allowed to offer personal items for giving away or selling. See <http://hem.bredband.net/ronpar/fninfo.html> for more details. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fibernet/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fibernet/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
