{"id":400,"date":"2025-08-09T20:29:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T18:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stipendiat.handverksinstituttet.no\/bandveveren\/?p=400"},"modified":"2025-08-09T20:31:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T18:31:57","slug":"bra-nok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stipendiat.handverksinstituttet.no\/bandveveren\/bra-nok\/","title":{"rendered":"Bra nok?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>English below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hva er et godt b\u00e5nd?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Et sp\u00f8rsm\u00e5l jeg nok kommer til \u00e5 gruble mye over de neste \u00e5rene. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Er dette godt nok?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kanskje et sp\u00f8rsm\u00e5l mange h\u00e5ndverkere stiller seg, eller jeg tror i alle fall ikke jeg er alene om dette? Det kunne jo blitt bedre, eller det kunne blitt enda bedre? Heldigvis har kloke l\u00e6remestre l\u00e6rt meg \u00e5 justere forventningene til meg selv og bli flinkere til \u00e5 gjenkjenne at det finnes noe som heter godt nok. Ofte, blir jeg selv ferdig med noe som jeg ikke er helt forn\u00f8yd med, hver feil er som et sandkorn i \u00f8yet, de regelrett lyser opp og ut av gjenstanden! Hvis jeg lar det ligge noen uker, for s\u00e5 \u00e5 komme tilbake til det er jeg ofte (men ikke alltid!) overrasket over hvor bra det egentlig ble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samme sp\u00f8rsm\u00e5l f\u00e5r jeg ofte fra deltagere p\u00e5 kurs- er dette bra nok? Og da er jo alltid det \u00e6rlige svaret mitt farget av konteksten. Er dette bra til \u00e5 v\u00e6re det f\u00f8rste du noen sinne har vevd?! Ja! Helt str\u00e5lende bra! Vil du gremmes litt n\u00e5r du ser tilbake p\u00e5 det om tre \u00e5r? Ja! Nesten helt sikkert. Eller &#8211; Er dette bra nok til \u00e5 v\u00e6re konfirmasjonsbelte til barnebarnet ditt, ja- du kan sl\u00e5 innslagene dine hardere og stramme litt mer for et jevnere og mer slitesterkt resultat, men verdien av at akkurat du har vevd det til konfirmanten, veier opp for uendelig mange skavanker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c5 vurdere et arbeid fra et pedagogisk st\u00e5sted, \u00e5 d\u00f8mme en gjenstand som en jury eller \u00e5 vurdere og analysere en historisk gjenstand kommer alle med sine egne utfordringer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Har den som vevde dette b\u00e5ndet for hundre \u00e5r siden vevd l\u00f8st og luftig fordi funksjonen til b\u00e5ndet krevde en myk struktur, eller hadde hen d\u00e5rlig tid? Er b\u00e5ndet stramt i alle retninger med innslag sl\u00e5tt hardt som stein fordi den som vevde ville ha et stivt, slitesterkt b\u00e5nd som skulle vare i hundre \u00e5r, eller har de hatt en stressende periode og latt all frustrasjon flyte ut i veven? &nbsp;Hvor mye er h\u00e5ndverkerens personlige utrykk, hvor mye er m\u00e5lrettet knyttet til funksjon og hvor mye er kyndighetsniv\u00e5?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dette temaet er ikke ferdig tygget, men siden bloggen skal v\u00e6re en l\u00f8pende journal over arbeid, tanker og dr\u00f8vtygging, blir det med disse uoriginale, kanskje ikke bra nok- refleksjonene for denne gang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bilde er av mitt aller f\u00f8rste b\u00e5nd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kvalitet = uffda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tabber = Oisann! P\u00e5 grensen til komisk?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Affeksjonsverdi- 1000\/100 Dette er tross alt det f\u00f8rste b\u00e5ndet jeg vevde, det holder i tr\u00e5dene sine minner om Olga Maria Breivik som l\u00e6rte meg \u00e5 veve og representerer en start p\u00e5 veien min mot \u00e5 ha bunadtilvirking og b\u00e5ndveving som levebr\u00f8d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Good enough?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What constitutes a good band?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is good enough, when have I done well enough? A question that I struggle with on a regular basis and one that I suspect I will be revisiting a lot over the next few years. &nbsp;I also suspect that I am not alone and that many craftspeople have the same internal battles. Luckily, especially during my apprenticeship my mentors taught me to accept that there is such a thing as good enough, and that good enough is in fact a sliding scale that very much depends on context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I often find myself finishing a project, seeing every mistake and feeling rather glum about the whole situation. Every mistake and imperfection shines up like a beacon, impossible to ignore. Yet, upon returning to the same object a few weeks later, I am often (although not always) surprised at how those very same mistakes have faded into insignificance. Magic? Perhaps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When teaching band weaving, students often ask how they are doing, is their band good enough? My honest answer is often something along the lines of; Yes! Considering this is the first bit of weaving you have ever done, yes, it is really good. Will you look back at in three years time and think to yourself it looks as rough as a badgers backside? Yes most likely,  I rather hope you will. Having room for improvement is of course, a good thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also find it easier to see the beauty in what others have made, rather than in my own work. Also, I suspect a common trait amongst people who create and make? &nbsp;Judging the work of others for pedagogical purposes, making a professional appraisal of work or in the role as one studying the work of others long since passed on, are challenging to me, all in their own ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What are the premises? When studying a historic band, is it woven too loosely or did the weaver intend to make a loose, soft and malleable band, suitable for a specific purpose? Is the precise, even band woven as hard as rock a result of a weavers determination to create a perfect, hardwearing band, fit to last for a hundred years without signs of wear or was the weaver having a pretty rough time and every last ounce of frustration was beaten out into each thread of weft?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All questions and ruminations that I no doubt will return to. (Like a yew chewing her cud on repeat.) This blog is meant as an informal log of my work and a trail of my thoughts over the next few years, so I will cease for today, with these not particularly original, perhaps not good enough words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Picture of the first band I ever wove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quality \u2013 poor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mistakes \u2013 oodles of them<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sentimental value \u2013 HUGE! This is after all the very first band I wove. Each thread carries fond memories of my mentor Olga Maria Breivik. It also represents the start of my journey towards making a living as a full time bunadseamstress and bandweaver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/stipendiat.handverksinstituttet.no\/bandveveren\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/08\/Blogg-innlegg-02-bilde-1-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stipendiat.handverksinstituttet.no\/bandveveren\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/08\/Blogg-innlegg-02-bilde-1-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stipendiat.handverksinstituttet.no\/bandveveren\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/08\/Blogg-innlegg-02-bilde-1-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stipendiat.handverksinstituttet.no\/bandveveren\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/08\/Blogg-innlegg-02-bilde-1-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stipendiat.handverksinstituttet.no\/bandveveren\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/08\/Blogg-innlegg-02-bilde-1-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stipendiat.handverksinstituttet.no\/bandveveren\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/08\/Blogg-innlegg-02-bilde-1-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/stipendiat.handverksinstituttet.no\/bandveveren\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/08\/Blogg-innlegg-02-bilde-1-1-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/stipendiat.handverksinstituttet.no\/bandveveren\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/08\/Blogg-innlegg-02-bilde-1-1-1980x1485.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Det aller f\u00f8rste b\u00e5ndet jeg vevde. My very first band. PS. Thanks to my mum for hanging onto this. &lt;3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>English below. Hva er et godt b\u00e5nd? Et sp\u00f8rsm\u00e5l jeg nok kommer til \u00e5 gruble mye over de neste \u00e5rene. Er dette godt nok? Kanskje et sp\u00f8rsm\u00e5l mange h\u00e5ndverkere stiller seg, eller jeg tror i alle fall ikke jeg er alene om dette? Det kunne jo blitt bedre, eller det kunne blitt enda bedre? 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