Michele Phillips Barden lives in Norridgewock, Maine, in an old farmhouse filled with Estonian books and textiles. She has made four trips to Estonia and plans to make many more. There seems to be no end to the creativity of the Estonian people. She can be reached at fiberphilia.com
At Heimtali Museum, Estonia’s material culture is passed joyfully from one small pair of hands to the next—and now to you, with our FREE pillow pattern featuring a traditional Estonian braid.