Hélène Magnússon: Threads of love

Hélène is an Icelandic/French designer passionate about the Icelandic knitting heritage. She believes the best way to preserve traditions is to continue using them, giving them a new life. In the hope it would help revive some of the traditions, she developed a range of unique Icelandic yarns and when she’s not busy publishing patterns and writing books about Icelandic knitting, she is guiding adventurous hiking and knitting tours in Iceland. She is one of the founders of the festival. icelandicknitter.com

During the lecture, she will about the making of her yarns, from the thread like Love Story lace, to the soft 2-ply lace Gilitrutt and her newest addition Katla, the first DK Sock yarn made of pure Icelandic lambswool. She will share her struggles and frustrations, her victories and her joys through this almost 10 years long journey.

  • Lecturer: Hélène Magnússon

  • Language: English

  • Time: Thursday, 13:00-14:00, 23th April 2020

  • Talk length: 1 hour

  • Place: Near Iðnó in downtown Reykjavík. Participants will get an email with details in time before lecture starts.

  • Price: 4.900 ISK

 
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