Browsing through my feeds at Google Reader, I noticed that o
h no, someone didn't like their fair (the post is in Swedish and about "Symässan", the Sewing fair held in Malmö, Sweden). How sad! Although, most of hte things she's written is true about fairs in general (everything about the fair, like tickets and parking, is too expensive, and there's too few vendors with 'good' and 'good-value' products).
Good thing I did though. Like the Turku Arts, Crafts and Antiques fair, that is. Only thing I didn't like was the price of the tickets (12 bloody euros!), so it was good that we in the Turku Ravelry group had managed to somewhat (heh! :P ) coordinate us and get in as a group. That way, it was only 8,40 euros.
It was fun to walk around with Ulrika and Fredrik - I learnt a lot about 'antique' Finnish handicrafts (mostly glass and silver) that way. They collect (well, I think it's mainly Ulrika's passion, but they're both into it) hand-blown glass bowls and wases, and even though I don't always understand the design I could still appreciate it.
I'll leave you with a few pictures.
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Sitting on the bus, Elli is holding our group sign.
The one I made. You can tell, right? |
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| Wooden beaded jewelry for sale. |
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| Surreal art on display. I kinda liked most of the pieces. |
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Ulrika and Fredrik really didn't like this one.
I think it's BRILLIANT! I mean, just LOOK at it - it's got candles, and a
kind of organic design that reminds you of coral.
It's glazed ceramics (hand-painted and burnt).
160 euros. |
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A red piggy bank.
It's looks like a really sly little pig, this one. |
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I have no idea what this one cost.
And I'm not sure if I've ever seen a spindle quite like it.
It is a spindle, right? |
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A red UFO?
No, I think it was a kind of kettle for when you're preserving stuff
by reducing (swe. inkoka). But I'n not sure. It's cool, though. |
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Nice coffee pot, found at the stand of Bowallen Antik
(an antique's dealer from Skultuna, Sweden). Didn't buy this one,
but I've bought the lilac tea pot I've blogged about earlier from them.
Here's those posts (1 and 2). This time, I bought a ring for 5 euros instead. |
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Nice dresses at VintagEijas.
I would have liked to have tried on the ochre one.
124 euros. |
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A display of quilting tools, at Lankabaari's stand.
I went and bought one of these. |
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Done for the day - that took 4,5 hours!
Thank goodness that Ulrika and Fredrik offered me a ride home :) |
På svenska är träkonstruktionen med armar en nystfot, så vitt jag kan se. Den är alltså främst till för att nysta upp garn från härvor till nystan. Man kan förstås även använda en sån för att rulla upp spinnrocksspolar till härvor men oftast hade man en härvel till det som är lite annorlunda.
ReplyDeleteRullställningen kan man t.ex. spänna upp härvor med då man ska reva ränning rill vävstolen e.dyl, förstås även nysta garn från o jag tror de rullarna kallas bobiner åtminstone i Sverige, i Österbotten sa folk nåt annat men vad minns jag inte.
Oj, sori, det här blev visst mer etnologilektion än vad jag hade tänkt ;)
Jag funderade faktiskt på om dens funktion hade nåt att göra med att nysta från härvor till nystan, men eftersom jag själv bara har en vanlig enkel garnvinda så "såg" inte genast hur den här träkonstruktionen skulle fungera i praktiken.
ReplyDeleteFör att vara 'gammalt' hantverk så ser den jätteavancerad ut. Vilket jag åtminstone tycker är coolt :)
Man talar om 'bobbins' på engelska också, så det är säkert därifrån (eller från nåt gammalt germanskt ord?) som ordet kommer.