Nordic Heritage Museum Announces Date for 2009 Knitting Conference

Seattle, WA - Expert knitters and designers from across the country and Scandinavia will gather in Seattle March 13-15, 2009, when the Nordic Heritage Museum hosts its second annual Nordic Knitting Conference. Internationally-acclaimed knitting experts from around  Scandinavia and the U.S. will lead the three-day conference that is expected to draw hundreds of knitters from around the world.

The renowned line-up of world-class instructors includes Marianne Isager (Denmark), Katharina Brieditis (Sweden), Nancy Bush (U.S.A.),  Beth Brown-Reinsel (U.S.A.), among others.

The conference will also feature intensive, hands-on classes in various Nordic techniques representing Scandinavia’s rich knitting  traditions and contemporary interpretations of this legacy. The  conference also includes a festive banquet Saturday evening, March 14th with educational and social interactions with other knitters.

In conjunction with the 2009 Knitting Conference, the Museum will be presenting a special exhibit, Elsebeth Lavold’s “Knitting Along the Viking Trail.” Hailing from Sweden, Lavold bases her contemporary knitted apparel on ancient Viking designs. She translates the 1,000-year-old symbols into elaborate, interlaced cables on sweaters and vests. For more information please visit www.ingenkonst.se/exhibit.htm

Given the great enthusiasm for hand knitting in the U.S., classes were filled almost immediately last year. On November 10, 2008, class descriptions will be posted online at www.nordicmuseum.org and registration will begin Monday, December 1, 2008. There will be no early registration available. Please stay tuned to www.nordicmuseum.org for all future announcements concerning conference details and registration information.