Helena Hernmarck

Helena Hernmarck was born in Stockholm, and trained at the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm. Her schooling combined art theory and solid technical expertise. In school she gained a thorough understanding of the weave construction and loom capabilities, which were the foundation of her exploration into the heritage of tapestry weaving. Rather than use the Gobelin technique, she “uses as background a discontinuous plain weave on top of which she hand picks a supplementary pattern weft, according to a grid which at one end totally covers the plain weave (soumac stitch) and allows it to become increasingly exposed” (Sigrid Wortmann Weltge, “Helena Hernmarck,” American Craft... more.