Nordic Textile Meeting in Silkeborg, Denmark 2025
- Exploring Fiber Heritage
Time: 10 - 13 April 2025
Place: Silkeborg, Denmark.
Where to stay: Danhostel - Silkeborg
Where we start: Thursday 10 April. The bus leaves 8.30 am. at Silkeborg station.
På dansk - scroll ned.
Registration here. The registration will be open 28.11 2024 - 6.1 2025 FULDT HUS/fully booked - UDSOLGT
Silkeborg is located in central Jutland's Søhøjland, with the Gudenå river close to the inner city.
Nordic Textile Meeting - we call it meeting, just because we think it is important to meet. This time we will live together in a hostel. We have booked accommodation for everyone at the centrally and beautifully located Danhostel April 10 - 13, from Thursday till Sunday.
More about Silkeborg.
Presumably the only silk that can be linked to Silkeborg is the one found in the name, on the other hand, other textile fibers are very present in the city's history. Cotton fiber is what the city as an industrial city used in large quantities from 1844 – 2000 to make paper at Silkeborg Papirfabrik Trevira Neckelmann, with production from 1957-2009, was a so-called fiber texturing factory as In the 1950s marketed their yarns as "super soft spinlon", was for many years an important workplace in the city. Hair, wool yarns and leather are some of the fibers that can be found at Museum Silkeborg where the Tollundman, who is described as the world's best-preserved ancient face, is also located. The museum's collection also includes fine reconstructions of Iron Age costumes and elegantly reconstructed hairstyles.
I museets samling findes også fine rekonstruktioner af jernalderdragter og fornemt rekonstruerede frisurer. Vi vil være på museet på konferencedagen og her vil vi også afholde workshops.
Conference Highlights:
Thursday 10 April, on tour.
- Kjellerup Væveri
- College of Design and Handwork
- Ceramicist Helle Bovbjerg, visit and tour
Friday 11 April, on tour.
- Willow weavers Eva Seidenfaden
- Museum Jorn, story by weaver Inge Bjørn about the weaving of "The Long Journey" Asger Jorn and Pierre Vemaer's large picture weaving
- Artapestry 7
Saturday 12 April, Conference day.
- Johanne Høgh and textile artist Marianne T. Pedersen
- Workshops:
- Plisse: Marianne T. Pedersen,
- Willow Weaving: Eva Seidenfaden,
- sprang/vævning: Johanne Høgh
- Embroidery on paper by Eva Cecilie
- Origami: the Papirmuseet
- Tour of Museum silkeborg and the Paper Museum
- Artist talk: Johanna Ludvigsen about the creative workshop in Malling
- Celebration Dinner at the Danhostel, with CONVERSATION PIECE
Bring a textile that can act as a conversation piece”. It can be some of your own work, or a beautiful textile you own and which you think is worth a conversation.
Sunday 13 April, Annual meeting
- Annual meeting and general assembly at 9.30 - 10.30
- At 11.30 goodbye and see you soon again
Download the program here in English or på dansk.
Download the annual meeting documents.
Agenda DK, SE, English
NTA Årsberetning 2024
NTA Annual report 2024
NTA Verksamhetsplan 2025_2026
NTA Annual plan 2025_2026
NTA Budget 2025_2026
NTA Bokslut 2024, revision
More about the tour days.
On our tour days we will, among other things, visit Kjellerup weaving mill, an entrepreneurial adventure created by 2 active men who knew nothing about weaving mills before, but to that extent have got off to a good start.
We will drive north, along the Jutland ridge and the heathland to the recognized and beautiful College of Design and Handiwork, Højskolen for Design og Håndarbejde, which is very successful in developing and teaching young and old all about handiwork. On the way back to Silkeborg, we visit ceramist Helle Bovbjerg, who gets her inspiration for the ceramic works via textiles. Among many other things we will visit willow braider Eva Seidenfaden, who is also responsible for one of the workshops that will be held. We will see Arttapestry 7 at Silkeborg and we will visit Museum Jorn, where Inge Bjørn, who will soon turn 100 years old, will tell us about the creation of the large tapestry, "The Long Journey". You will also meet textile artist specializing in Sprang, Johanne Høgh, textile artist Marianne T. Pedersen who works with, among others, pleated pleats and weavers Sanne Ransby.
More about the workshops.
We offer four different exciting workshops, but you can choose just one. We will do our best to accommodate your request.
Workshop 1
Paper plissé by Marianne T. Pedersen.
In this workshop you will work with pleating, which is a very special craft.
The pleated fabric gets a unique 3-D shape.
We start by working on cardboard, which is shaped and folded into two 3-D shapes.
The shapes are ready to transform to a piece of everyday fabric.
We use men's shirts as a sustainable material.
The pleated piece can be mounted on a cuff piece and with a hand-sewn bridle and button.
Workshop 2
Willow weaving by Eva Seidenfaden.
We are going to weave a tatzca - a Polish bread basket. It is also called the cektic knot - Dear child has many names.
Techniques originally come from the Polish basket maker and teacher at the Polish basket making school Marian Gwiazda.
Workshop 3
Origami by Museum Silkeborg/Papirmuseum.
Dive into the creative world of Sonobe origami – a fascinating technique where small, folded modules are transformed into beautiful geometric shapes such as cubes, pyramids and other complex structures.
In this workshop we work with the Paper Museum’s hand-spun paper. The unique texture and quality of the paper gives your creations a special expression and makes the experience completely unique.
Workshop 4
Sprang technique by Johanne Høgh
Sprang is an ancient textile technique dated back to the early Danish Bronze Age, 3000 years ago. As the technique has an open structure and is very stretchy, it has mainly been used for hairnets back in the days.
Sprang is made by using just one pair of threads (the warp) which is twisted/braided on a vertical frame. The threads can be twisted in different ways and directions, which gives the technique almost endless possibilities in patterns and expression.
In this workshop we will focus on the simplest of the sprang patterns, Z-sprang.
I recommend that each participant make a small bag, maybe for onions, as shown in thepicture.
Workshop 5
Embroidery on paper by Eva Cecilie
Explore a new and creative way to embroider – embroidery on paper!
This technique allows you to sew with needle and thread, adding texture and color to flat paper, creating beautiful and unique designs.
In this workshop, you will learn how to combine simple embroidery techniques with paper as a material to create unique cards and small images. I will cover basic sewing techniques for stitching on postcards, as well as gluing, stitch types, colors, and sewing techniques for collage. Afterwards, you will embroider your own postcard using a cross-stitch pattern or other simple stitches. The workshop is open to everyone.
Conference fee.
The conference fee is 2200 SEK and covers workshop, lectures, entrance fees, transportation and all meals (except dinner on Friday evening). Drinks other than water are at your own expense.
Takket være donationer fra Augustinusfonden, Grosser L.F. Foghts Fond og Estrid Ericsons Stiftelse, kan vi sætte prisen på NTA's årsmøde i Silkeborg i april 2025 ned til kun 2200 SKR. Dette dækker værksstedsbesøg, workshop, foredrag, museumsbesøg, bustransport og fuld forplejning (på nær fredag aften). Overnatningen på Danhostel Silkeborg er for egen regning, men vi har fået en god pris. Der er værelser til 2, 3 eller 4 personer, og de bliver fordelt efter først til mølle princippet.
Please note that payment is in SEK: 100 SEK ≈ 8,63 €. You pay when you do your registration.
Accommodation.
We stay together at Danhostel Silkeborg from Thursday the 10th to Sunday the 13th of April. It is not possible to arrive earlier. We have rented most of the hostel – all the room with 2, 3 or 4 beds. (1600-3100 SEK/ 3 days). If you would like to share your room with a specific person, please send an e-mail to Sisse Odgaard sisse@sissefogodgaard.dk
2 persons room (own bathroom) pr. person: 3100 SEK
2 persons room (shared bathroom) pr. person: 2500 SEK
3 persons room (own bathroom) pr. person: 2000 SEK
4 persons room (own bathroom) pr. person 1600 SEK
You choose and pay when you do your registration.
Arriving in Silkeborg before Thursday the 10th, you can stay at Gl. Skovridergaard, Radisson Hotel or Scandic Silkeborg. Or in camping huts at Ly Outdoor camp, or find a private host at Airbnb.
You can also stay in Aarhus at Wakeup, next to the train station, and just 40 min. by train to Silkeborg station.
More information? Please don´t hesitate to contact us if you have have questions. Du kan skriva till oss på danska, "skandinaviska" eller engelska. Mail to info@nordictextileart.net,or sisse@sissefogodgaard.dk
Do you need a personal invitation? Please let us know. We have one ready for you!
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Silkeborg ligger i det midtjyske Søhøjland, med Gudenåen tæt på den indre by. Vi har bestilt indkvartering til alle på det centralt og smukt beliggende Danhostel.
Mere om Silkeborg
Formodentlig er den eneste silke man kan knytte til Silkeborg, den der findes i navnet, til gengæld er andre tekstile fibre meget nærværende i byens historie. Bomuldsfibre er det byen som industriby brugte i store mængder fra 1844 – 2000 til at papirfremstilling på Silkeborg Papirfabrik Trevira Neckelmann, med produktion fra 1957-2009, var en såkaldt fibertekstureringsfabrik som I 1950erne markedsførte deres garner som ”super soft spinlon”, var i mange år en vigtig arbejdsplads i byen. Hår, uldgarner og læder er nogle af de fibre som findes på https://www.museumsilkeborg.dk/ hvor også Tollundmanden, som betegnes som verdens bedst bevarede oldtidsansigt, befinder sig. I museets samling findes også fine rekonstruktioner af jernalderdragter og fornemt rekonstruerede frisurer. Vi vil være på museet på konferencedagen og her vil vi også afholde workshops.
Foreløbigt program. download programmet på dansk.
Download the program with more details in English here.
Mere om dagene i Silkeborg
På vores turdage vil vi bl.a. besøge Kjellerup væveri, https://kjellerup-vaeveri.dk, et iværksættereventyr skabt af 2 virksomme mænd, der intet kendte til væverier før, men i den grad er kommet godt i gang.
Vi vil køre nordpå, langs den jyske højderyg og hedelandskabet til den anerkendte og smukke Højskolen for Design og Håndarbejde https://skalshaandarbejdsskole.dk, som har stor succes med at udvikle og undervise unge og ældre i alt om håndarbejde. På vejen tilbage til Silkeborg besøger vi keramiker Helle Bovbjerg, som får sin inspiration til de keramiske værker via tekstiler. Blandt meget andet (se det vedhæftede program) besøger vi pilefletter Eva Seidenfaden, som også står for en af de workshops som bliver holdt.
Vi skal se Arttapestry 7 på Silkeborg bad og vi vil besøge Museum Jorn, hvor Inge Bjørn, der nu snart fylder 100 år vil fortælle os om tilblivelsen af det store billedtæppe, ”Den lange rejse”. Desuden vil I møde tekstilkunstner med speciale i Sprang, Johanne Høgh, tekstilkunstner Marianne T. Pedersen som arbejder med bl.a. plissefoldninger og væver Sanne Ransby.
Anmäl dig till Nordic Textile Meeting här!
Takket være donationer fra Augustinusfonden, Grosser L.F. Foghts Fond og Estrid Ericsons Stiftelse, kan vi sætte prisen på NTA's årsmøde i Silkeborg i april 2025 ned til kun 2200 SKR. Dette dækker værksstedsbesøg, workshop, foredrag, museumsbesøg, bustransport og fuld forplejning (på nær fredag aften). Overnatningen på Danhostel Silkeborg er for egen regning, men vi har fået en god pris. Der er værelser til 2, 3 eller 4 personer, og de bliver fordelt efter først til mølle princippet.
Ansvarlige for årsmødet i Silkeborg 2025 er væver Berthe Forchhammer, strikker Sisse Odgaard og tekstilkunstner Vibeke Lindhardt.
Tack till! 
Estrid Ericsons Stiftelse
