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Slanted viwe on ELWATS 2018.
This years European Leather Workers and Artists Trade Show ( from now only ELWATS) was arranged in Arnhem, Netherlands from October 19 through 21 after that two preciding arrangement was arranged in Firminy , France in repectively… Continue reading
From Allariz in Spain, allmost to the north pole
It became question about the norwegian leather art and craft history in front of the Leather Meeting in Allariz this year, as the years before, was arranged on Museuo del Corio by the river Arnoia… Continue reading
The foundation of a Norwegian Shoemuseum ?.
In 2018 is it 20 years since the industrial museums in Tistedal vs.Halden open its doors. The museums exhibitions then had the title “Bomull- Sten-Sko” ” = Cotton-Stone- Shoes). It constitute three divisions under the same roof as showed… Continue reading
Impressions from the Danish magazine Knivbladet.
The Nordic Knife Associations has become quite generous in its distribution of free magazines in hope to enlist more members. And not a exception with the Danish Knife Association. I got some magazines from their stand in Ludvika… Continue reading
European leather art and craft right now.
Pictures from the great leather art and craft arrangement in Shenzhen in China have this summer gone over the facebook screen. But in Europe is it not so funny by the time. It’s clear that it not will be any… Continue reading
Braidings, between leathercraft and archaeology
First little about braidings. Most people know well to braidings through that womans hair gets braided, in what is a flat braiding with three strands. And think not more over it. But this type brading is of unknown age… Continue reading
Nortura + Norilia = a forgotten norwegian tannery industry?.
It’s of course great that Norilia, a subsidiary of *1 Nortura have get themselves a *2 new commodity stock for hides and skin in Skjeberg in Østfold. It supersede the old stocks in Bergen and Fredrikstad. The new… Continue reading
Something about chrome tanning and something about other.
‘Chrome tanning’ she said, when we got to talk about the magazine Lær, Sko og Skinn, ‘ you must write about chrome tanning, it pollute rivers and kill the fish’. ‘Yes, yes, I replied, it can probably be right, but… Continue reading
Free hand drawing in the shadow of ‘Leer 2013’
“To draw” it is said “is to see”. Ie; the world around oneself through the pencil strokes. You study a item or what it may be on that way. And leather crafters/artists reflects well sometimes over about… Continue reading
Between words, pictures and craft
It happen a little here and a little there – global – concerning leather craft and art – and it must be a great result one day of it all,…but….probably if it’s wanted and something is done for it. What… Continue reading