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Circles and squares, circles and squares.
The warp. lustrous, blue green linen, custom dyed in Italy. The weft: thin, single, dark green wool, custom dyed at Rauma ullvarefabrikk for the folk costume of Asker.
The color varies a lot with the light conditions, I am sorry for that.
This is one of many fabrics I weave for this particular folk costume, this is for the women’s waistcoat. It is available in pink and green. This kind of fabric is called damask and I weave it on a drawloom.
It is possible to take a course and learn to sew the folk costume. Or you can order a costume, which will be made by professional folk costume tailors.
But sewing is still some weeks away. Right now there are only circles and squares, circles and squares, circles and ……