Help the Gammelgården staff do some spring cleaning around the museum. This may include organizing artifacts, dusting, clearing out old storage, vacuuming, mopping, sanitizing all surfaces, and more
Help the Gammelgården staff do some spring cleaning around the museum. This may include organizing artifacts, dusting, clearing out old storage, vacuuming, mopping, sanitizing all surfaces, and more
This activity is for the 2024 museum tour guides who will be sewing and doing embroidery for making a Swedish kjolväskor (skirt purse or pocket). The kjolväskor will be part of their new tour guide outfit to be launched in the 2024 season. The museum will not be open to the public on this day.
Help us organize our artifacts, clean out our storage, and get the museum sparkling clean for opening day! Sign up here to volunteer: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0948ABAA2EA3FAC16-48308381-march#/
Help establish a non-lending library at the museum. Volunteers sort books into two categories (resource and artifact) and then create labels for each book. Sign up here to help: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0948ABAA2EA3FAC16-48026937-establish#/
"Egg-cited" for springtime? This needlefelting class is a great way to celebrate spring by creating decorative felted Easter Eggs. We’ll start with a rigid foam egg base, which we’ll cover in colorful wool from the instructor’s flock of sheep. Laura will then show you a variety of techniques for decorating your eggs with adorable little […]
Help us organize our artifacts, clean out our storage, and get the museum sparkling clean for opening day! Sign up here to volunteer: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0948ABAA2EA3FAC16-48308381-march#/
Help establish a non-lending library at the museum. Volunteers sort books into two categories (resource and artifact) and then create labels for each book. Sign up here to help: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0948ABAA2EA3FAC16-48026937-establish#/
Help us organize our artifacts, clean out our storage, and get the museum sparkling clean for opening day! Sign up here to volunteer: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0948ABAA2EA3FAC16-48308381-march#/
Traditionally in Sweden, Norway, and Finland this time of year, fresh-cut branches are put in water. After the branches bud, small leaves open in a week or so. The budding branches are decorated with ornaments, decorations, and colorful ribbons for the coming of spring and the Easter holiday. Making a Påskris - or Easter Tree […]
String Quilting is a fun stash-buster technique where strings (aka strips) of fabric of any size are sewn to a foundation paper. The blocks are then put together in various ways, creating truly unique projects. Precision cutting and sewing are not crucial; and both new and experienced quilters enjoy this type of quilting. In this […]
Learn how to make singlade balls or singlade bollar (traditional hand-stitched balls made from wool yarn). These can be used as a child’s toy or toy for a cat. It’s a great way to use those colorful bits of yarn in your stash. Archival evidence from museums in Sweden indicates that the craft started around […]
