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Why a Swedish bonad speaks so strongly to families in Minnesota and the Midwest whose ancestors left Sweden between 1850 and 1930.
Read article →Discover the authentic Swedish bonader in our collection: unique wall textiles with embroidery, sayings and stories from Swedish homes.
Read article →Spelling, technique, material and motif — the clues that help place a Swedish wall textile in its era.
Read article →Swedish embroidered bonader were made, given and kept by women. Each one carries a woman’s words, handwork and home — and can now hang in yours.
Read article →Hand embroidery on linen, twisted-thread work and Jugend lettering — why an older, hand-stitched bonad is a textile for the woman who values real craft.
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