Karin Kahnlund
Traditional Swedish Patterns for Knitting
104 pp. Hardcover. ISBN 9789197769518. Swedish and English.
Price: SEK 296
The book begins with general advice about knitting and yarn quality, followed by instructions for a number of garments, including cardigans, sweaters, mittens and legwarmers for children and adults. Explanations with drawings and colour diagrams make knitting easier.
The author has been inspired by traditional folklore patterns from the book Swedish Patterns for Art Weaves and Embroidery, by Jakob Kulle (1892), pictured on the right.
Jakob Kulle
Swedish Patterns for Art Weaves and Embroidery
133 p. 36 colour charts. Facsimile of 1892 edition. Softcover. ISBN 9789197769501.
Price: SEK 296
Swedish textiles art has ancient traditions, and the magnificent and colourful art weaves of Scania are especially precious. Jakob Kulle spent 20 years studying Scania's art weaves and collecting patterns.
In Swedish Patterns for Art Weaves and Embroidery, published in 1892, Kulle describes eight traditional weaves. The book contains 36 colour charts with 200 patterns for weaving and embroidery. This edition is a facsimile print of the original text and charts with a modern English translation of the text.
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Nina von Engeström
Praktisk Vävbok tillägnad den Idoga Svenska kvinnan
84 p. Illustrated. Facsimile of 1899 edition. Hardcover. ISBN 9171201424.
Price: SEK 173
This is a facsimile reprint of a Swedish book of drafts from the late 1800s. There are some pages of Swedish text in the front and back, but the 50 pages in the middle contain threadings, treadlings and tie-ups including several 6-shaft weaves and over 150 8-shaft twill variations! A pocket in the back cover includes three folded sheets of larger drafts. This book is of historical interest in addition to being a good resource for weavers.