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Midsummer in Norway

Midsummer is fast approaching us! In Norway it is tradition to light a large bonfire on Midsummer Night in celebration of the summer solstice. This year it will be held on the 23rd of June. For anyone traveling or in Norway you will see Midsummer celebrations everywhere.

It is also an old tradition for girls to wear flower crowns, boys can also wear crowns. You will see traditional Norwegian dress (the Bunad) and a maypole with ribbons. At night girls can put their flower crowns under their pillow, it is believed that they will dream of their future husbands. There will be stands to purchase flower crowns throughout all of the major cities and towns in Norway.

 

Nordic Artwork

These are illustrations by Rudolf Koivu from Finland! Beautiful examples of nordic children’s illustrations that Scandinavia and Finland are famous for.

Sweater Care Tips

Summer is fast approaching so most of us will be putting our knitwear away in storage until the fall comes again. This means you need to protect your wool wear from moths who love putting holes in our garments! The old fashioned way is to use moth balls, but these can be as toxic and unpleasant as the moths themselves as the odor can be burdensome. Some more effective ways to prevent moth damage is to buy a cedar box and let your wool garments rest there.

Moths are attracted to fabric mainly because of the food that we spill on them. Launder your clothing efficiently. Washing woolens in hot water is not safe because you will shrink them, but if you use hot water to hand wash or iron this will kill the moth eggs and larvae and sanitize your clothing.

Moths are typically attracted to dark crevices, it would be wise to thoroughly vacuum and clean your closet, drawers, or wardrobes. Once you have done that seal your clothing in bags and seal it tightly.

Another unorthodox method is to store your woolens in a freezer because that kills moth eggs.

A natural way to repel moths is to use herbs such as lavender, cedar, rosemary, mint, thyme, cloves, peppercorns,eucalyptus, and ginseng.

Sweater Shaver

Pilling is a nuisance we understand, but it is inevitable so how do you solve it? Buy a sweater shaver, razor, or a pair of scissors to remove them manually. The sweater shaver will be your best mate until the pilling stops. Pilling occurs because the weaker fibers are matting together. Eventually all of those weak fibers will go and the sweater will be pill free henceforth, but in the meantime there is some maintenance. Sweater shavers are cheap, and available at every department store.

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