Learn to weave a mini-varafell (shaggy wollen textiles in english) on a table loom.
The varafell is a historic textile. It was an Icelandic commodity. And it first arrived in Norway on a trading ship form Iceland.
According to legend, one day around the year 950 some Icelandic merchants arrived in Norway with a large inventory of varafells they could not sell. They offered the king one of their cloaks as a present, and King Harald not only accepted, but he loved it so much he wore it immediately and often. In fact, the some say the Gråfell in King Harald’s name comes from his love of varafell: gråfell, which literally translates into “gray cloak,”. Once the king started wearing these cloaks, as so often happened, varafell, now gråfell, became popular garments.
Some call it the Vikings raincoat. The wool kept the wearer warm, and the lanolin in the locks added a water-resistant component. Wearing a varafell at sea helped protect the wearer from the elements.
The course takes 5 to 7 hours.
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