About the Book
Nordic Hands is a loving exploration of Nordic culture, history, and folk art through lively storytelling, stunning photographs, and 25 step-by-step fiber art projects to bring Scandinavian style to life in your home.
Fiber artists, Nordic craft enthusiasts, and fans of all things Nordic will all find something to love in this book. Enjoy making with meaning as you explore the world with Nordic hands.
Praise for Nordic Hands
“”Nordic Hands [is] a beautiful and heartfelt love letter to Nordic textiles.The projects include knitting, wetfelting, and needlefelting as well as weaving. Importantly, the book’s instructions are so accessible they absolutely dare a reader to not try a new craft or return to an old one. Despite its stunning photos, Nordic Hands is not just a coffee-table book. The writing is so engaging that I found myself
lingering over passages about Nordic history, ritual, and design. Osterhaug’s close connection to her heritage is palpable, and her accomplishments as a journalist, writer, and fiber artist earn this book a spot in any crafter’s library as the resource on all things Nordic.
“A warm, interesting, and beautifully-illustrated book about Nordic culture and handcraft, Nordic Hands: 21 Fiber Craft Objects to Discover Scandinavian Culture. The projects at the heart of the book are imaginative and beautifully designed by a variety of Nordic fiber experts. Osterhaug pays homage to many Nordic traditional crafts, including woodcarving, metalwork and rosemaling, and they serve as inspiration for fiber projects. The projects featured in Nordic Hands are not only tempting because they are cool, but because they are accessible to many fiber enthusiasts. Overall, there are projects for everyone from beginning fiber enthusiasts to deeply experienced handcrafters.
Nordic Hands should definitely be on the bookshelf of Scandinavian textile lovers, and it would be a great entry point for future Nordic fiber enthusiasts who haven’t been exposed to Scandinavian handcraft and culture.
Osterhaug debuts with a vibrant volume of knitting, felting, and weaving projects that reflect what the author contends are the “values and beliefs core to Scandinavian life”: community, craftsmanship, nature, and sustainability. Fiber-based projects take inspiration from the four values, as when she details how to knit a teapot cozy and coasters as tribute to fikas, or customary coffee breaks for catching up with friends and loved ones . . . experienced crafters will be eager to give these varied projects a try.
