Greetings from the farm, Velkommen members, previous and NEW sponsors to the Traditional Guild offering for 2025, near and far! As we ring in the new year and 2025, we celebrate our second year of making in fellowship!!! Tusen hjertelig takk for your support, encouragement, and interest in the preservation and continued exploration of traditional Norwegian handicraft - following the seasons of the old farm wheel calendar.

Registration is now OPEN for interested participants in the 2025 Traditional Guild community offering. Note: You must register for or have access to the basic, traditional Norwegian course work as a prerequisite for guild membership. Registration contact information below. In a creative process, the maker is in a direct dialogue with the materials, their surroundings and with time. During 2024, our aim was to explore the affect of making in the past and our thoughts about its connection to the future. A large part of our 2024 Traditional Guild aims were to build a community where members could share, explore, create, inspire, gather, and answer this and other important questions in collaboration. We investigated a range of traditional hand work topics during each making season throughout the year. Further developing the phases of our traditional hand making journeys, from a sustainable, historic perspective. Grounding and connecting them firmly into a practical, meaningful, modern approach. As we explored a wide range of historic techniques, from traditional hand knitting, crochet, spinning, weaving, hand embroidery - just to name a few! We not only gained knowledge, but a unique insight into the rich variety of traditional Norwegian handwork approaches and applications, which are directly connected to the needs and seasons of everyday life.

Throughout the year, we immersed ourselves in these traditional skill studies and approaches, experiencing the joy of creating and celebrating the development and mastery of our historic handiwork skills, and purposeful making in beautiful fellowship! As a result of our 2024 explorations and our aims, the 2024 Traditional Guild Community has decided to continue our historic studies for a second year! If you are interested in joining into the 2025 - Knitography Farm - Traditional Guild Community, and you have access to the basic, traditional Norwegian Stranded Knitting course work as a registered participant - interested in traditional Norwegian hand work - with a specific emphasis on traditional Norwegian hand knitting from the Selbu region of Norway; Please contact me directly with your interest via email. I will support you with additional information and links to the open registration. knitography@gmail.com If you are interested in traditional Norwegian hand work, the 2025 Traditional Guild Community, but you do not have the prerequisite course work, email me directly. I will support you to begin your traditional Norwegian håndverk journey! Velkommen skål du være! - Welcome! Warmest regards to the farm, Patricia x