This morning I scanned in the pages of the old Die Firma Dollfus-Mieg & Cie booklet I found among the old Norwegian magazines from my grandmother. It is 14 pages long; I was able to fit 2 booklet pages on each PDF page. Et voilà! Here it is: the DMC booklet I blogged about yesterday.
Now not only will the DMC booklet last far longer than in its paper form, but I can easily share it with others! I hope you enjoy it!
As today is another no-fiber arts day, I think I will dig out other old Norwegian patterns from my grandmother that I have somewhere in my stacks. There are probably other good gems other fiber devotees might want to take a peek at!
That must be fascinating to read/look at. I think people who study history without looking at the art are missing something important!
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Thank you! I’m a weaver who is inspired by all fiber related art and handiwork. I also have an interesting album of old charted patterns from the DMC Library, “Assisi Embroideries,” that was inspired from the old embroideries of the 13th and 14th centuries.
Eva
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I’m pleased I can share it with other fiber enthusiasts! Enjoy!
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Wonderful, thanks Karen.
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Too funny! One of my past co0worker’s family was from Vest-Agder. Don’t remember the town. Barb and I are genealogists. I’ve spent many an hour pouring through the Norwegian parish records! Two cousins sent quite a few of the bygdeboka for family areas to me. Visiting Norway is first on my bucket list! Grew up hearing stories. 😎
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No, I don’t mind … the family’s from tiny little places revolving around Flekkefjord in an area call Sørlandet (southern Norway). I’ve heard some folks call it the “Mediterranean of the South,” but I always assumed only people who’d never been outside of Norway think the weather of that area as mild. 🙂 Ahhh, I guess it’s all relative!
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Yep, that’s the book. It is a drooler. I just had to have it. Beautiful! I have to wipe the drool off of each page. If you don’t mind – what part of Norway are you from? Grandpa’s family was from Nord Fron, Oppland and grandma’s from Grue, Hedmark. I have met a few of my distant cousins – all had moved to Oslo.
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If you mean the book – til Bunader og Folkedrakter, no … I’m sure it’s one to drool over though!
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Oh dear, are we destined to be hoarders? 🙂
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I cannot get rid of my old books and patterns either. Love looking through them from time to time.
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I mean you. Do you have Handplagg
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Omg! Some of these patterns can be adapted for knitting! Yum! Thanks for the trivia -DMC. Never knew what it stood for. Do out have Handplagg?
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I sometimes think if I scanned in all my old books & patterns, I could have a much neater home! But I somehow can’t get rid of the original paper versions. 🙂
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What a wonderful idea. Thanks for all the hard work scanning in a PDF and share. My head was spinning as quickly as I flipped through the pages. Now, only if I can write what it says LOL
I have a ton of old books filled with fabulous stitch work that I use for inspiration.
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