Swedish dress

These magical photos from Sweden's midsommar festival are straight out of a fairytale

I didn’t participate in the Historical Sew Fortnightly’s ninth challenge as I had too much else to do, and couldn’t think of what to make with what little time I had. I was, amongst other thi…

Similar in shape and style, the German dirndl and the Norwegian bunad could be long lost cousins ! Vests with front closures, long skirts with embellishments and embroidery, and bright national col…

The Swedish national costume This is the Swedish national costume. This costume you wear in special ceremonies like midsummer. If you had seen princes Victoria at her birthdays on TV you can see that she wear a national costume. The Swedish national costume has existed for several generations. It has also been in many different colors and patterns. The national costume I’m wearing is the one who is best known today. I think it is the finest of all suits. In old times varied the national…

Hello all, Part three of this overview is forthcoming. I was asked about the costumes of Trondelag, and so I wrote this one first. This is the fourth part of my overview of Norwegian Costumes. This will cover all of Norway from Trondelag north. Here Norway starts to overlap Sapmi, commonly called Lappland. I will not be covering the Saami costumes of Norway, as I have already written about them. They are a completely separate costume tradition, and it makes no sense to separate the part…

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This Santa Lucia dress in made in honor of my Grandmother and her parents who came to America from Sweden and passed on this tradition to me and my cousins. I have so many memories of this beautiful ceremony as a child. I am now passing along my talents for a new generation to enjoy. I hope I can also help other families and communities to keep this holiday well and alive here in the USA and Canada This dress is made of cotton muslin. The sleeves have elastic wrists for an easy fit; while…

Geographically, Sweden is one of the Scandinavian countries, so its national costumes have a lot of features in common with neighboring Norway, Denmark, etc. But there is a number of differences that make Swedish folk outfits unique. We’ll tell you about some of them in this material. Discover the beauty of folk dress in Sweden with us. Let’s look at these top-5 curious facts about Swedish traditional clothing.

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