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Vacation! Dala-floda
I finnaly decided to have my first proper vacation. We wanted to go on a roadtrip up to Jämtland and back so Alex could see the summer lanscape there. Our trip went through Dalarna-Jämtland-Hälsingland. First stop was Dräktboden (the costume shop) in a little village called Dala-floda. They have one of the prettiest folk dress in Sweden I think, with all their embroidered flowers that they started with in the 1800s when chemical dies got common and yarns in all colors where more easy to get hold on. The costume has alot of colors and alot of flowers.At hemslöjden (homecrafts) they have a little shop with second hand dress items, many from the 19th century that has been passed down in generations.
Note the bonnets! A fashion from the first half of the 19th century that for some reason stayed in this region. The outside is covered with cotton tartan and the inside with wool muslin with roses. They also have wool bonnets covered with embroidered flowers and different types of tartan head scarfs for different occasions of the year.
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Stockholm trip part 1
Here are some pictures from our visit in Livrustkammaren in Stockholm.
And then a visit to Old town! The only part of sthockholm i like! Here is my friend Hans Gunnar from Eikthyrnir (leathercrafts).
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Danmark 2017
A little trip to Skagen, Denmark! And when abroad: Museuuumsss!
We found the beach just before the rain came! I never seen the danish beach before so this was nice^^
Gå på tur, aldrig sur! As the norwegians say.
Dramatic weather with snow and sun at the same time..
A lovely 19th century cottage.
And theeen: The textiles! Yey!
18th century or early 19th century jacket.
Edwardian summer jacket.
Edwardian mourning jacket.
Mourning outfit.
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Jane Austen exibition on Skokloster castle
Skokloster castle had a Jane austen exibition so me and my mum took a daytrip to visit the castle.
New made clothing from the exibition.
And then some originals:
16th century shoes
I got a bit chocked to see this painting here. I litterly said ”WTF why is this painting HERE?! So aparently swedish soldier stole this Giuseppe Arcimboldo painting, painted in 1590, in Prage or Vienna (?) in the 17th century. Crazy! A painter a little a head of his time..
One of the owners of the castle had a ridiculous collection of armors. This is just a small part of it. The most interesting thing in the collection for me was a hammock made by natives in some south American country.
The great unfinnished hall. The only castle hall in Sweden at least that is still a working place.
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Oslo museum trip
After we went to Oslo viking ship museum we went just a few 100m away to te folkemuseum (folk museum). Its a outdoors museum that have alot of buildings from different time periods but its also a indoor museum with clothing and furniture.
Male outfit, early 1800s. wool coat, wool or cotton waistcoat and (probably) chamois leather pants with very pretty embroidery.
18th century shoes, embroidered silk.
Womens undergarments late 19th century.
Fabric press cabinet.
Part of a shirt 1800-1850. Intresting gores on the shoulders!
Loose collar to wear over a deep necklined shift. Very practical when you dont want to wash to much!
I looove this one!! Its a yarn basket. It lookes like viking age but its not! Its says; probably 1500-1700s, from Seljord in Telemark.
Copy of a church chair in Tyldal church in Hedmark, 1150s
This is Gol stave church. It is actually moved here all the way from Gol, wich we passed on the way down from Gudvangen.
