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Turkaklutar

From Telemark, Norway (1700s)

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Totennåla

Totennåla was found in Østre Toten around 1870. It is thought to stem from around 1300-1100 f.Kr. Today it's used with Totendrakten (the traditional clothing from Toten, Norway)

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Nordmørsbunad

This bunad belongs to Nordmøre in Møre og Romsdal county, to the western coast

Here is a more detailed look:)

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Spøtaduk

A wool scarf used with the Fanabunad. Wool scarfs like these exist with other bunads too such as the Askøybunad.

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Bunads according to county and municipality

Along with photos of bunads from the area i included the symbol for each area

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Norwegian silver

These are some of the silver used with the traditional clothing. It was believed that silver kept evil spirits away.

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Norwegian headdresses

These are some of the headresses you can find in Norway.

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Traditional clothing sorted by color

I wanted to sort the clothing into diffrent parts, and i love it! The most common colors are red and blue.

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Jewlery from the nordics

Many people seem to think that the nordics all look the same, but that is not the case. There are big differences between the countries! Just take a look at these:)

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Embroidery from West Telemark

Onto the western part of Telemark, you can see som differences from the embroidery from East Telemark.

The embroidery can be found on the shirts too, often by the arms and on the collar.

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Embroidery from East Telemark

This is another version of the embroidery from Telemark. This embroidery is found on socks/shoes.

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Embroidery from East Telemark, Norway

Telemark is by far my favorite embroidery from Norway. You can separate Telemark into two different parts and each part has their own unique embroidery. This one if from the eastern part!

The embroidery seen here is the one used for the bunad shirts.

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Brudelad

This is a Norwegian bridal headdress, instead of a crown the bride will wear this headdress. Often decorated in pearls, silver and other decor.

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Pannelin

Also known as the headress from Hallingdal, Norway.

This is a traditional headress used with the bunad.

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Lillehammer knit

One of the many Norwegian knitting patterns. This one is from Lillehammer and was made during the olympic games in 1994.

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Norwegian ambars

These beautiful buckets were used to store milk, butter and porridge. The were often carved or painted in the traditional art form known as "Rosemaling". The buckets used for butter rarley had decoration. The ones for porridge tend to be decorated the most as they were used for weddings or funerals.

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Dåpsbleie/Dåpssmekke

This is traditional Norwegian baptism attire.

The cloth is placed on top of the swaddled child, the bands are wrapped around. The design looks alot like the bridal crowns used on Jonsok (Midsummer celebration)