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Slöjd (Handcraft)

Experience ASI / Programs / Youth & Family / Slöjd (Handcraft)

Create useful and beautiful objects inspired by Sweden’s long-standing handcraft tradition, slöjd. 

Learn about our handcraft classes for all ages

Slöjd-Inspired Objects in ASI’s Collections

A handmade wooden spoon with a round, smooth bowl and a carved handle featuring intricate patterns. The handle ends in two small red tassels. The spoon is set against a plain, neutral background.

Serving Spoon

Check out this small wooden spoon carved and painted by Jämt Olov Persson.

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A textile with a zigzag pattern composed of various colored stripes, including red, brown, and beige. The fabric is split vertically down the middle, revealing slight fraying along the seam.

Coverlet

This coverlet was woven by an unknown maker using wool and hemp.

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A wooden carved figurine of a person wearing a coat and hat stands against a plain background. The figure has a stern expression and detailed facial features.

Carved Figure

This wooden figure was carved by Axel Roberts Petersson. What do you think he’s up to?

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Cover of a childrens book titled Carving for Kids: An Introduction to Woodcarving. Features a painted wooden snowman and a carved wooden bear against a green and blue background. A red carving tool is depicted in the top section.

Carving for Kids

By Robin Edward Trudel

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Book cover titled The Teachers Hand-Book of Slöjd by Otto Salomon, 1891. Features a drawing of a man in a suit with a beard at the bottom right and an ornate decorative border around the central image of a book.

The Teacher’s Hand-Book of Slöjd

By Otto Salomon

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Cover of Easy Carpentry Projects for Children by Jerome E. Leavitt. The background has various carpentry tools and hands working on projects. Illustrated by Margrete Cunningham. The design features tools like saws and hammers.

Easy Carpentry Projects for Children

By Jerome E. Leavitt

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Close-up of a crochet book cover featuring a stack of cream-colored crochet fabric and a ball of matching yarn. The word Crochet is prominently displayed at the top in brown font.

Knitting for Beginners

By Erica Rice

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Create

Four handcrafted ceramic spoons with wide, flat handles are painted in bold colors: red with white stripes, yellow with blue stripes, green with white stripes, and blue with white stripes, resting on a wooden surface.

Paper Clay Spoons

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A hand holding a rustic, handmade pencil, positioned over a piece of blank paper on a wooden surface. The pencil has an irregular shape, with visible wood grain and a blue eraser on top.

Carved Pencils

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Hands are tying tassels made of thick, white yarn onto a knitted or woven fabric piece. The yarn is chunky, and the background is a light-colored surface. Several loose yarn strands lie nearby.

Arm Knit Scarf

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A person with long, light blonde hair is wearing a grey shirt and a necklace made of green cylindrical beads. Only the lower part of the face and neck are visible.

Paper Beads

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