November 16 – BEMIDJI – Friends of the Sons of Norway Bemidji Lodge will meet at Calvary Lutheran Church, 2508 Washington Ave. on Sunday, November 24 at 2:00 PM. S.E.
During the meeting, the group will elect officials and guest speaker Stephanie Anderson will present a program entitled “Nordic Knitting Heroes.”
Anderson is a creative fiber and textile artist with a strong background in knitting, quilting and hand-sewing Viking Age textiles, according to a release.
She was a frequent exhibitor, teacher and writer of knitting patterns and won a blue ribbon in knitting at the Minnesota State Fair.
Anderson also received the Viking Connection Grant and studied in Norway with Astri Byrd and Linnea Madsen. While there, she recreated historically accurate Viking Age garments based on archaeological finds.
For more information please contact us
(218) 556-1178
or
bradnelson@paulbunyan.net.
