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Elna M. de Neergaard
Swedish-trained weaver from Denmark.
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Swedish-trained weaver from Denmark.
Elna M. de Neergaard (September 7, 1872 – June 26, 1946) was a Danish-American textile artist and inventor. De Neergaard, who studied weaving in Sweden, designed and patented handlooms in the United States. De Neergaard was associated with the Arts and Crafts movement in New York and Boston; she lived in New York and Connecticut where she also taught weaving. Most notable of her patented looms are the Tawido (tawidō, or proto-norse: ᛏᚨᚹᛁᛞᛟ) table, bedside, and belt looms. For a time, de Neergaard's Tawido looms were constructed in Sweden at the Önnestads Folk High School (Önnestads Folkhögskola). Elna was an active member of The National Society of Craftsmen, the Society of Arts and Crafts Boston, and the Needle & Bobbin Club.
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Swedish-trained weaver from Denmark.
Career and education
Employers and institutions
Teachers College · Waterbury Institute of Craft and Industry
Memberships
National Arts Club · The Society of Arts and Crafts of Boston · The National Society of Craftsmen
Education
Handarbetets Vänners weaving school
Major competitions and events
Second Annual Exhibition of the National Society of Craftsmen
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