Knitted cap from Dalby - "stitched and ruffled"

Knitted cap from Dalby - "stitched and ruffled"

The knitted hat is made in the nålbidning of Northen Värmland with white wool yarn with flower embroidery and decorated with borders of red wool yarn. The design is inspired by the Dalby mitten of the region. The embroidery presented have the traditional flowers of the mittens such as: rose, viola/pansy and myosotis/forget-me-nots. The red border around is ”crows kicks”, and marks where the hat was made.

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varmlandmap

2020s (before 2025)

iain

Swedish

Physical Object

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Dalbymössa - sömmad och krusad

02/09/2025

08/09/2025

Vinterblomster. Nålbundna vantar från Dalby i Värmland. Elisabet Jacks Svantesson. ISBN 9789163391026

22cm x 0.3cm x 27.5cm

current,60.71118,12.88606;

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Trysil Garn Sportsgarn, three stranded 100% wool yarn. Uses leftover strans for embroidery.

Cultural

fibre and textile crafts

Needle made from moose bone, pattern templates, embroidery needle, pliers, chochet needle. Also uses a glass of water and ”såpa”, gel like (toilet) soap made from fat and potassium, to moist the fingers to help splice the threads and yarn. Saliva is also possible to use.

Sysslebäck, Sweden

Bengtsson buys her yarn in Norway, at Europris. trysilgarn.europris.no

Made with nålbindning technique, see RV_CP_06 for further information.

Hat for warmth and for regular use or to wear with the local folk costume. It’s a garment and accessory which shows tradition and heritage both in the technique and form.

Bengtsson made the first hat over 20 years ago, and she wanted to create something inspired and belonging to the Dalby mittens. She makes hats for exhibitions and for sale.

Bengtsson has made about 20 hats

The hat is made in the image of the Dalby mitten and uses the same nålbindning technique and a similar embroidery. As the nålbindning is a cultural heritage and history of the region, the hat is a continuation and development of the unbroken practice in the valley.

RV_AR_26