BEMIDJI — Friends of the Sons of Norway Bemidji Lodge will meet at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 24, at Calvary Lutheran Church, 2508 Washington Ave. SE.

During the meeting, the group will elect officers and guest speaker Stephanie Anderson will present a program titled, “Nordic Knitting Heroes.”

Anderson is a creative fiber and textile artist with a strong background in knitting, quilting and hand sewing of Viking Age textiles, a release said.

A frequent exhibitor, teacher and knitting pattern writer, she won a blue ribbon in knitting at the Minnesota State Fair.

Anderson was also awarded the Viking Connection Grant and studied in Norway under Astri Byrd and Linnea Madsen. While there, she recreated historically accurate Viking Age garments based on archaeological findings.

For more information contact

(218) 556-1178

or

bradnelson@paulbunyan.net.

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