Antoinette Merete Olsen

Handweaver

Ronglan, Norway

The warp

My sword beater

Wrist warmers in wave/snake twill

A bag for accessories

A futural for glasses

A handbag

The book I wrote in norwegian about weaving twill on the warp-weighted loom

The book I wrote in english about twill and tabby weaving on the warp-weighted loom

Snake twill and 8 row of broken twill

Making a starting border by using a rigid heddle loom

A modern floor loom

Diagonal twill

Small Diamond twill

Testing color for my new logo

Making a new warping for the warp-weighted loom

Counting threads

Test weaving

The loom weight bags are filled with dried peas

The spacing cord

Portrait

Warping

The starting border

My working studio

Double weave on the warp-weighted loom

Presentation

This professional teaches his or her profession and offers trainings.

Profession: Handweaver, Weaver - Spinner

Business areas: Decoration - Interior design, Textile

Products: Books, Fabrics, Table-cloths, Tapestries

Materials: Cotton, Fabrics -Textile materials, Natural fibers, Thread, Vegetable fibers, Wool

I weave products, tapestries and fabrics on the warp-weighted loom.
I also plant dye yarn.
I have my own webshop where I sell my books about weaving twill and tabby on the warp-weighted loom.
I teach weaving upon request.

Interviews

Antoinette Olsen, weaver on the warp-weighted loom

I am a skilled weaver who can weave on the warp-weighted loom, modern floor looms, tapestry looms, rigid heddle looms and tablet looms. My favorite looms are the old warp-weighted looms and old tapestry looms. ...