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Annemor Sundbø is a textile designer and teacher of weaving. She owns and operates a knitting workshop ”Ose Ullvare” in Setesdal, about 110 km from Kristiansand, Norway. On February 18, 2010 at 7pm, she will present "Textile Designer, Weaving Teacher and Author of Knitting Books".

She ran the last remaining shoddy factory in Norway, Torridal Tweed og Ulldynefabrikk, from 1993 to 2006. The products were made of recycled wool. It all started in 1983 when Annemor wanted some experience in a small scale woollen mill. The owner agreed to train her on one condition … Annemor had to buy the factory first!

The storage bins were a treasure trove of knitting patterns and cultural history. Annemor unravelled the fascinating history of traditional knitting by investigating a pile of knitted rags. This rag pile reveals the close historical ties between everyday knitting in Norway and traditional knitting in Europe as described in her books: Everyday Knitting: Treasures from a Rag Pile, Setesdal Sweaters: The History of the Norwegian Lice Pattern, Invisible Threads in Knitting, and Strikking i billedkunsten - Knitting in Art.

Annemor lectures internationally and teaches spinning, folk art embroidery, and knitting design and she publishes on topics related to Norwegian knitting. Sundbø was the keynote speaker in a new Vesterheim program established in memory of Grace Rikansrud at the Norwegian /American Museum in Decorah, Iowa. The lecture was held in connection with the Conference on Norwegian Woven Textiles hosted by the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum and Luther College in 2005.

She has been honored for her contributions to culture: the Aust-Agder Culture Prize in 1999; Byland Province’s Culture Prize in 2004, and the Norwegian Home Art and Craft Association’s Medal of Merit in 2004 for preserving and spreading cultural values nationally and internationally. Her latest book Invisible Threads in Knitting was awarded Sørlandet’s (Southern Norway’s) Literature Prize in 2006.

Join us to hear more from Annemor about her experiences as a textile designer, weaving teacher, and author of knitting books.

Parking and admission are free. Guests are welcome.

Upcoming Meetings

Member meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month, September through May.  Most meetings feature informational lectures by local and national fiber artists, but other meetings are simply fun-filled times for Guild members to show each other their work.  Social hour begins at 6:30 pm and meetings begin at 7:00 pm. New members are encouraged to attend. Guests are always welcome.

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