Text Book Of Swedish Home Sloyd

Anna Petersson Berg instructor of Slöjd classes in Sweden during the early years of the 20th century left her native country to bring the crafts of Swedish Holeseam and Fringing finishing techniques for woven textiles as well as traditional Swedish knitting styles to the public schools of America.Slöjd as defined by Otto Salomon the founder of the Slöjd theory of education came to mean the formalized system of teaching crafts as part of an educational process. The derivation of slöjd is slög an early Scandinavian word for craft. As in most rural households those of Sweden continued a craft tradition that included spinning weaving and the making of a wide variety of small wooden items for personal use.Gary Roberts Publisher of Toolemera Press returns to print classic books on early crafts trades and industries. All titles are produced from the originals in his personal collection.MORE Sloyd / Slöjd readings from Toolemera Press: The Teachers Hand-Book Of Slöjd by Otto Salomon 1891 - ISBN: 9781519715548 Kindle ASIN: B08KNQ8SVQSlöjd In Great Britain And America: 1890-1906 - ISBN: 9780989747776The Sloyd System Of Wood Working by Benjamin B. Hoffman 1892 - ISBN: 9781087863580Text Book Of Swedish Home Sloyd by Anna Peterson 1922 - ISBN: 9780989747714