Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Museum: University of St Andrews Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 4 Intangible Prim Media 726 Context There’s the tradition from the same cultural area, apart from other places in Sweden associated with the forested regions, of braiding in birch bark. The braiding of birch also gives the pattern of woven squares which give shape and form to e.g. bowls, baskets, boxes. This expression of form is like that of the clothing with entrelac/näverstickning. Field Worker Ulrika Jäger, Sara Olsson Climate Threats Water pollution,Loss of biodiversity,Invasive species,Deforestation,Deterioration of material Economic Threats Insufficient renumeration,Arduous training Technological Threats Use of modern materials Policy Threats Lack of conservation policy,Threatening regional planning policies,Educational standardisation Globalisation New pastimes,Rapid sociocultural change Weakened Practice Aged practitioners,Diminishing participation,Diminishing youth interest,Halted transmission between generations,Reduced practice Loss Threats Loss of cultural spaces,Loss of knowledge,Loss of cultural significance SDG Responsible Consumption and Production External ID RV_CP_01 Knowledge The practice requre knowledge how to knit, handle yarn and to read and understand pattern. It's a difficult technique to master and is not easily learnt online (forexample Youtube) or other easily accessable places. Inez has written a book with patterns, but it's easiest learnt with a mentor. Knowledge Transfer Inez have had a couple of workshops in Värmland and currently is mentoring crafter and knitter Ulrika Jäger. She's most recently held a workhop in Finnskogen, Lekvattnet, in July of 2024. Inez has been a textile crafts teacher and taught her pupils to knit. Entrelac has been her focus when teaching since she retired. Practitioners Inez have inhereted the knowledge from her grand, grandmother. The tradition seems reserved for the female sphere. Function There are people that wants to learn the practise but there are few bearers of culture and practiotioners. Entrelac is a cultural heritage that communicates it's roots with the culture of forest finns which immigrated to the area during the 17th century. Origins and change The practice seems so have come to Värmland with the forest finns from Finland during the 17th century. Many used for decorating everyday used objects, such as clothes). Organisations Nordiska museet in Stockholm has one artefact with entrelac in their possession. Places The finn forest of Sweden and Norway Artefacts Mostly garments such as knitted mittens and socks State of the practice declining Social sustainability Knitting is a popular activity to meet and partake in socially, for example to meet in knitting cafés, which is inspiering and is a way reduce isolation and lonliness for all ages. Environmental sustainability Inez only uses wool, and uses wool which is produced in Norway. She buys her yarn locally in Sunne. She produced no waste. . Place The town or city Sunne, Värmland, Sweden Place Description Entrelac/näverstickning has associations to the Finn Forest where Inez grew up. This technique was brought over with the forest finns who emigrated to Sweden and current day Norway in the 17th century. The expression of the braided birch bark which shows the culture, also shown in the knitted garments. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Entrelac Type The nature or genre of the resource Intangible Description An account of the resource Entrelac is a knitting technique that is strongly reminicent of woven/braided birch back, which is traditionally made and used in the area. See RV_CP_01(01) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource 695 Language A language of the resource Swedish Extent The size or duration of the resource. x x Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource iain Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 412 References A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource. Marias vantar. En bok om näverstickning - vantar, mössor, småslöjd. Inez Assk ISBN9789186699659 Kontstrikk. Ruth Gullbekk Bolstad. ISBN9788291195353 Date Submitted Date of submission of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Submitted may be relevant are a thesis (submitted to a university department) or an article (submitted to a journal). 19/06/2025 Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Näverstickning / Kontsrikk on the Norweigian side of the Finn forest Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,59.8376399,13.1230106; Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. 15/09/2025 Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT Europeana Data Provider The name or identifier of the organisation that contributes data to Europeana. University of St Andrews