Icelandic Mittens Paper piecing fire up your creativity

fire up your creativity

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Icelandic Mittens Paper piecing fire up your creativityGorgeous contemporary reconstructions and reinterpretations of the rich knitting traditions of Iceland. The Textile Museum in Blndus in northern Iceland houses a unique and fascinating collection of handknit Icelandic mittens, dating back centuries. Now, Gurun Hannele Hentinnen, an expert with a degree in textile studiesand the owner of a yarn shop located in Reykjavkhas reconstructed patterns and charts based on those historical examples, and