Norwegian Craft Traditions with ARNE & CARLOS. 4. Folk Costumes: Still Going Strong After 300 years!
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2021
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Welcome to our guide Setesdal! In this region in Norway, there is an unbroken tradition of wearing folk costumes for the past 300 years. We meet with textile and folk costume expert Randi Myrum at the stunning 16th-century Rygnestad farmhouse to learn more about the folk costumes of Setesdal and the traditions of wearing them in the past and present.
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Arne, Carlos: what an incredible series. The colours of the countryside, folk costumes and language, it's simply wonderful. These are the moments when I totally appreciate the technology that allows us to travel the world using our computers, and so grateful that you share your family and your country with us. Carlos, your translation is much appreciated! Looking forward to the next episode.
This series is absolutely fascinating. Thank you Carlos for the translation into English it is very much appreciated. The history of the folk costumes is so very interesting and I look forward to seeing new episodes.
Wow, the folk costumes that Maria and Randi are wearing are absolutely stunning! As someone from a very young country I can only marvel at the treasure of these beautiful Medieval buildings and your diverse cultural history. Thanks SO much for making this series!
Each one of these episodes fills my heart with joy, Arne and Carlos. My host family in Hamar was very active in the folk dancing movement, and so of course the traditional folk costumes were an extremely important part of that. During my year there (1982-83), they found a simple servant girl’s bunad for me to wear at the dance gatherings. It was such a rich and never-to-be-forgotten experience for a naive American girl. These videos that you are creating should be considered a Norwegian national treasure. I hope they are or will be broadcast on NRK. I can’t thank you enough for creating this series.
Thank you for sharing your story!
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The clothing is exquisite with beautiful rich colors. I'm amazed at the amount of time required to prepare the fabric for construction is stunning. Arne & Carlos for sharing this amazing national treasure of Norway.
Brilliant to have been able to include the baptism procession. Seeing the folk costumes “in action” was the ribbon tying up this beautiful gift of an episode.
I am so amazed once again by the beauty of Norway and the pride of the people for the appreciation of their heritage, including you both ! Thank you for presenting this wonderful historic series that is obviously a labor of love and hard work...so effortless on our part as viewers but so greatly appreciated ! I never want it to end !
So very interesting. The costumes are beautiful. Ty Carlos for the hard work of translating.❤️
Absolutely amazing reading the translation about the traditions. Thank you Carlos and Arne for this series and taking the time to bring this to us. Looking forward to seeing the rest of this series. The folk costumes are beautiful hanging up but even more beautiful seeing them worn.
Fascinating! Thank you for sharing an important part of Norwegian culture. I’d like to hear more sometime about the elves and trolls! 💜
How great is it that such a historical "craft" has not been forgotten?
This was such a treat. I felt like I actually visited the farmhouse with you. Such a fascinating episode and Randi was exceptional. I am really enjoying learning about the traditions and history of Setesdal. What a rich history. Arne must be thrilled with this series! Thank you!!
Just returned from holiday….watching the rest of the craft shows!!! Love these!!! Wonderful!!!! Thankyou for sharing with us!!!
What a wealth of information. I feel so thankful and privileged to sit on my butt and enjoy this series. Thank you!
i am feeling so privileged to be on this journey with you ! i certainly see why they call it the treasure room, I have always had an interest in the history of textiles so this is such a treat ! I can't wait until the next episode, thank you so much !
Thanks for sharing all this wonderful cultural textile heritage - it's wonderful.
A skilled local musician, Aryeh Frankfurter, plays the nyckel harpa which reminds me of the violin being played in the procession. So here in Oregon USA Scandinavian music is alive and doing well. Thank you for sharing this region of Norway’s special traditions and amazing artists.
I love the series. Seeing the Norwegian countryside is breathtaking. The people are always friendly and smiling and so welcoming to you guys and even all of us out in the world. The costumes are fabulous. I love hearing about the history of the folk costumes. Now I want buttons with the red glass centers and silver inlay for a sweater like you guys are wearing. I enjoy all of the animals and scenery along the way. Take care and stay safe.
Another wonderful episode! I especially loved seeing all the folk costumes in the procession at the end lead by the Hardanger Fiddle!
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Loved seeing the traditional dresses on the little girls.
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Beautiful buildings country and such stunning costumes its so nice to see tradition costumes from other countries. Maria very passionate talker and speaks english so well.
Good afternoon from southcentral Kentucky, U.S. !
Thank you for recording and posting this video! Traditional folkwear is awesome!
This topic is a personal favorite of mine. I have been doing research in my family tree, specifically going back to my family’s immigrants. My current interest is the clothing of my female ancestors.
Opa Van Doren came from Doorn in the Utrecht province of the Netherlands in the mid 1600’s. The most interesting part of the dress is the kraplach. It is a vest-like piece of clothing made of a fancy print fabric that is very stiff, and is held on with ribbons wrapped around the waist. For modesty’s sake, the front and back openings are covered with fabric**strips and pinned into place. The sides of the kraplach extend past the top of the shoulders by several inches.
**In all the pictures I have seen, the modesty fabric strips are red with vertical and horizontal thin white stripes (the front strips are squares, the back strips are set on the point).
This was a wonderful video. My mother took me back to Norway to be baptized at 18 months old to visit her family. We always had The love of Norway instilled in our growing up since my mom came over at the age of 26 after the war. She made Hardanger Bunad’s for my sisters and me. We were taught Hardanger and the beading for the breast plates. Can’t wait to visit Norway again. It has been 3 years and hopefully next year after all is well in the world.
Amazing. Thanks for sharing your culture and all the talented people.
A 1st class podcast. So informative so interesting. Arne and Carlos you have excelled yourselves. Thank you Jacqui x
Every video in this series is better than the one before it. Congratulations and thanks! XXXX
So fascinating! Thank you for sharing the beautiful folk costumes and all the history of your culture!
Fascinating, be proud of this series.
What a wonderful and interesting story about the costumes Very enjoyable, thank you for sharing, the lady is very knowledgeable about your heritage.
These episodes are terrific, but they require me to keep my eyes on the screen for the whole time. I watch them a few minutes at a time, ad I'm able to find a bit of time. Thanks, A&C, for giving us such a gift.
I wondered what was typical for children to wear? Very interesting, I wish you could have taken the garments down to look at them closer. Thank you so much!
This is Absolutely Beautifully and Thank you ❤😊
The baptisms at the end with everyone wearing their unique folk costume was truly a delight. Helped my understanding of how and what was worn especially the wave of the skirt which was hard to really see how it falls from hanging in the museum. And those little girls, oh so cute! Thanks for another great episode!
Loved seeing all the very blonde kids. Reminds me of my son and husband when their hair was almost white
Just so interesting to anyone who is intrigued by folk costumes and "Tracht" as we call it in German and Swiss-German, all the regional variations and the way each different version developed...
I have a Gotthelf Tracht that I made for my confirmation in 1979, I grew up in Ringgenberg, in the Bernese Oberland.
@@thereseschmocker4879 I bet it's beautiful, the Bernese ones are so attractive!
Such an interesting show. Randi is just so knowlegeable. I love this series.
Thank you so much. Loved to have the Norwegian with subtitles.
Thank you for taking us into this historic museum space - the information from Randi was so detailed- I learned so much! (Thank you, Carlos, for the awesome translation work!)
This is amazing!! As someone who cannot travel right now, this is so meaningful. I even stopped watching in the middle to do a little genealogy. I
Have family who emigrated from Rogaland to America in 1829. Of course I had to find photos of bunad from that region!! Thank you for your beautiful videos.
What an amazing video! So full of information and I so appreciated seeing the folk costumes in present day at the service outside. Thanks for including that.
Thank you for sharing all the interesting facts with us this evening. So nice to learn things about traditional costumes and history in different countries. Thank you Carlos for taking the time to translate everything to us all , very time consuming. Will look forward to the next episode. By the way the Beetle is looking very nice. Our eldest son his first car was a yellow Beetle , that was a very nice one as well. Many years ago now. He was 17 when he had his and is in his mid 40s now. He has a top of the range Alfra Romeo these days. So a little different , but still says how he enjoyed his beetle. And often says he wishes he had kept it for special occasions. Both take care look forward to your next episode in the weekl
Thank you for another interesting podcast. I especially enjoyed the footage of the baptism and conformation procession at the end! The garments are gorgeous and the little children were adorable in them!
They were!
Delightful and so full of inspiration and information.
Next best thing to being there. Fascinating. Thank you.
Incredible program! Thank you so much ❤️
Wow, I had no idea of the time & effort required to make those beautiful outfits! I'm really enjoying this series, thanks so much 💗
I am a die hard fan of all the traditional and historical regional Bunad attire. This was nice you two.
We are glad you liked it!
Very interesting to learn about thecostums. Surprising to hear norwegian words we also use in the Frisian language .
This episode was like time travelling, thanks a lot !
You are welcome!
The music is hauntingly beautiful, and wonderful to see a violinist actually playing. Also wonderful to see people, young and old, embracing their culture and tradition. I feel privileged to be a part of this experience. Thank you.
As usual a great episode! Thank you for sharing your culture.
I am finding this tour absolutely fascinating! Thank youfor all the work you have put into it!
You are welcome Kathleen!
Wow! The lower half of our little cottage is from the 17th century, but built of stone. I am amazed that wooden buildings could last even longer than that.
Arne, your ancestors were certainly some of this community of extraordinarily skilled crafts people for many, many generations. I can't wait for next week, Embroidery has been a huge part of my life and is of great importance in my family. It will be so good to learn more from a new tradition.
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Wow, thanks so much for bringing me along with you guys to this beautiful place!
I love learning about the culture and traditions of Norway.
Seeing the arts beautifully combined makes my heart sing.
Thank you for sharing.
I just love how she keeps separating the different clothing items out into fancy and ordinary! They all look so amazing and I would just feel unbelievably special to get to see let alone wear even the most ordinary of those clothes. I can not get enough of these videos. Thank you Arne and Carlos for bringing them to us.
You are welcome Melissa!
Gorgeous and what history! This is so wonderful and thank you so much!
What amazing lovely old buildings. Love to hear about the history of those buildings. Beautiful costumes and customs in Setesdal! Amazing that people made their own clothes. What a work. But I guess they couldn't afford to buy it. They had to make it themselves.
There were no shops 300 years ago ;>)
I don’t want September to end!!!!❤️
Each week gets more & more fascinating. Amazing the people kept their history intact without outside influence. Beautiful village steeped in history. Thank you. 👌👌👍👍👋👋👋⭐⭐⭐
Those costumes are so beautifully made, it’s hard to imagine working on a farm wearing them. They’re beautiful!
Thank you thank you thank you so very much.
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This woman is a treasure trove of information!!!! A truly amazing episode!! Thank you!
This is so very interesting and nice to watch. I really enjoy all these episodes.☺️
I am really enjoying this series! Most interesting!
Can’t wait for the embroidery.
Stay tuned!
This was a very informative and lovely video and yes your personalities seem more relaxed when you speak your native tongue.
Very interesting 👍😁🥰🇳🇱thank you!
I feel like i say this every episode, but I truly enjoyed it. I’m glad you will be talking to Randi again next time, because just before you wrapped up I was thinking to myself, “I could listen to her for hours!” 🤗 and I have no idea why, but the end scene made me tear up. It really touched me. Thank you so much for doing these episodes. I am learning a lot. What a treasure room! And so wonderful that Arne has a personal connection to the area, he is learning more about his grandmother and ancestors.
You are welcome!
Loving this series! Thank you
Thank you! So fascinating! I am a Canadian of Lithuanian heritage and I own a folk costume made by a well known Lithuanian textile artist that I treasure. I used to wear it in dance and choir groups that I bleonged to, as a girl. It's interesting for me to compare the different types of craftsmanship emphasized in the Norwegian folk costume as compared to my own. By the way, Elizabeth Zimmermans book, "Knitting in the Old Way" has an extensive section on Lusekofte and other Norwegian sweaters, including patterns for knitting and also embroidery. An indespensible addition to anyone's knitting library who is interested in traditional garment construction.
Fascinating! I suppose that the particular clothing developed into what worked best for the climate and the type of work that everyone did! I'm partial to red, so I agree that it's the most desirable color!
You have raised the standard of You Tube presentations with this series. It would make a wonderful record of all the crafts involved in the history of life in Setesdal to make the complete series available for Norwegian archives. Also the recessional of folks walking down the hill at the conclusion of this video is lovely. The musician is playing what instrument, similar to a fiddle? What is the tune he’s playing…is it a religious hymn? Congratulations on this series, from Virginia, USA,
so interesting, Carlos you asked all the questions I was having. I love how she gently got you back onto what she wanted to talk about. Thank you so much for this wonderful series
Tusen takk for en nydelig serie😊
Carlos, great job on the translation. There’s a book waiting to be written on this series.
True!
Just amazing so much history
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I love the series! Thank you
Thank you both for another very interesting vlog. The scenery at the beginning and the ending with people and children in traditional costume and music was great. Hope you are enjoying the end of summer.
We are, thank you Ginger!
Thank you, so interesting 🇳🇴
Another episode that is so wonderful! My goodness a lot of fabric in those beautiful garments. If you needed a new pinafore you better plan well in advance. Thank you for these historical travels.
These episodes are So interesting. I love learning all about Norwegien history, the costumes and how the;y came together. Hanging the fabric for a year. How times have changed.
Thank you so much for taking all of us on this journey with you.
You are welcome!
Absolutely fascinating !! I am really enjoying these trips into history. Keep them coming.
We will!
Hi Arne and Carlos ; I have a question about Arne's heritage .Why do the women wear black after they get married? Will Arne ever show or have interview with his own family and his heritage? I don't mean to sound like I'm being nosey,( but I would like to know how he grew-up). And why he love doing many different crafts. I mean like how many siblings he has and well as for you to Carlos. Please keep your videos coming. I really enjoy them tremendously.
Truly beautiful. The commentary was very interesting. Its a shame that the traditional costumes of our relatives are lost when they move to another country. The tatting on the shirt was beautiful. My English grandmother did tatting. And I am now trying to do tatting in honour of my Grandmother. Unfortunately I only had 2 sons, no daughters.
Fascinating! One thing that struck me as I was listening and reading the subtitles, is that some of the Norwegian words sounded similar to English like shirt, hay, embroidery.
This was so beautiful! The scenes and music brought tears to my eyes! I do wish you had had the time to review the house interior also. There were some intriguing figures on the walls (?).
I enjoyed learning about this.
Fascinating! Thank you guys for doing this
The ambience of the treasure room was enough to throw us back to the time when these costumes were worn and alive with movement. I could almost hear the floors creak. It is impressive how much time each phase took to complete each costume, layer after layer. People knew how to wait and knew that durable clothes took time to make.
Thanks to this series, we have the privilege to see the value of the artisan in the Setesdal area, as it was then and so it is now.
Although it is highly unlikely that we will go back to a time when we would wait for a year for cloths to hang, it would be worth the while to reflect on what we put on and how it affects the environment, for example. We are already going in that direction with the quality of yarns we choose for our knitting.
A huge thanks to Carlos who took the time to translate every single word. There was quite a bit of information covered in just this episode alone.
Thank you for watching Rosanna!
I am delighted that you have chosen this beautiful area of Norway, so rich in tradition and the folk arts, for your series of Podcasts. Each of the individuals that you have interviewed is a National treasure! One detail of this current podcast that was hinted at, but never explained, almost as if avoided (I'm beginning to think that it is a national secret), was WHY the seat of the man's bunad came to be reinforced with leather? I have only ever heard of one plausible explanation that may or may not be true and I would love to know if Randi could provide a little more explanation. I look forward to your future podcasts. They are like visiting the valley all over again. Tusen takk!
Fascinating! Thank you so much
I heard you say that some ppl in the comments didn't like the music in this episode, but I actually loved the sound of the Hardanger Fiddle! It reminded me very much of the way some of the older ppl play thier fiddles in Appalachia, here in America. A lot of similarities in tone and cadence! I'm sure that has something to do with thier deep European roots. I thought it was a lovely sound.
Fascinating!
Wow!! So beautiful!! I especially loved the tatted lace on the collar and cuffs of her shirt. Absolutely GORGEOUS!!! Thanks for another wonderful installment!!
I am enjoying the Norwegian craft traditions so much! There is a lot to learn.
Tusen takk for at dere laget denne flotte episoden :-)
Thank you so much for allowing me to come on this amazing journey with you! 💜
I find these outfits fascinating. I imagine part of the reason they were short was to make easier to nurse. The embroidered cuffs and collars would add strength to these areas and could be renewed to cover wear besides showing off the skills of the craftsperson. Our ancestors were very clever and the common folk got every bit of use out of anything labor intensive.
I love reading the translation and trying to find words that are close to the English. Many words have common roots. Or as my daughter says - English is a language that goes down dark alleys and beats up other languages for words. 😁
With English and Swiss-German I am always finding similarities, especially with older words, I guess it's that old Germanic base (Swiss German is an older, allemanic form of German and fascinating to compare with the Scandinavian languages and Dutch, along with English!)...
I had the same thought - the design would make feeding a baby easier & perhaps warmer as well.
Same.I always wondered about the short Spencer jackets,they look so impractical.But seeing this similar but much older garment and the whole costume it makes sense.The shirt and pinafore would all be able to expand as needed,the short jacket would adapt to fluctuations in bust size and nursing,the stiffened shorter skirt wouldn't wrap around your legs if wet.Really practical and beautifully designed for everyday life.I wonder if they wore any kind of stays?
Gwendolen, I just love your daughter’s saying! She’s absolutely right! I have friends in Norway and Sweden, and try , each time I meet with them, to learn a few words in their languages. Their English is wonderful though, and puts my feeble efforts to shame!
I've taken both French and Spanish and stink in both languages, so people that talk multiple languages are amazing
These episodes are so amazing and enjoyable. I look forward to them each week! Thank you 🇳🇴
After reading comments I would say I agree with all of the above, and add that the Baptism procession moved me to tears. Lovely traditions. Lovely people.
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So interesting, thank you so much for this series of videos. 💐
You are welcome!