Special products / references
Klässbols Linneväveri has a long history of manufacturing special products mainly in the field of interior design for companies, decorators, organizations and for the private market. We weave larger and smaller volumes such as interior textiles, anniversary and memorial gifts, corporate Christmas gifts, wedding gifts, church textiles, woven logos and names, round cloths. We not only weave linen, but also cotton, semi-linen, linen / wool and 100% wool, such as the textiles for the new opening of the National Museum in Stockholm, which you can read about further down this page. How can we help you with special weavings? Get in touch with us!
If you want to know more about Klässbol's history, our book "To weave our history" is available to buy at Väveriet in both Klässbol and Stockholm as well as in some online booksellers, such as Bokus .
Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Since 1981, we have been manufacturing table linen and napkins for all Swedish embassies around the world in the "Three crowns" pattern on behalf of the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Designer Sofia Vidén.
Three crowns
Excerpt from the book "Att väva sin historia": After the almost shocking exhibition LIN at Märta Österdahl's in 1982, an incredible amount happened for the LINneväveriet in Klässbol. We got to set up more phone lines in the house and confidence had grown. Soon after, the then head of the Royal Building Board, Göran Faust, contacted us and asked for a quote for linen napkins and linen tablecloths for Swedish embassies around the world. This meant impact on the public. Klässbols accepted the challenge. Behind the proposal was Astri Sampe's stance on the issue. You could have thought of synthetic fiber, but Astrid Sampe insisted on linen and had pointed out the Klässbolsföretaget. For the purpose and for the increased quality requirement, a brand new loom and very finely spun yarn were required. The Swedish Building Agency's order meant copying the canvases for Swedish embassies that Sofie Widén had drawn in the 1940s.
Satellite
The latest production is tablecloths and napkins Satelit and Lena Bergström is responsible for design. The satellite's pattern image symbolizes directions of various meetings all over the world. An orbit of conversation around the round set table. The lines run forward in the shiny line and cross each other's paths. Satellite threads that form a web of joy, warmth and understanding.
National Museum
For 5 years, the National Museum in Stockholm was closed. The reason was that the entire museum was completely renovated. Great investment was made in producing unique furniture, textiles, glass, cutlery and more. A total of around 80 products have been produced. Behind the design is mainly the design duo TAF , Carina Seth Andersson , Stina Löfgren and Matti Klenell, who was also the artistic director for the entire project. Also involved were guest designers such as Monica Backström , Ludvig Löfgren , Mattias Stahlbom and Jacob Solgren to name a few. Many recognized brands were involved in the project such as Swedese , Gense and Källemo . On the textile side, the assignment went to Klässbols Linneväveri. A total of two projects were carried out and one of these resulted in furniture fabrics woven in 100% wool.
Matti Klenell, born in Värmland, chose to make an interpretation of Schackrutan . Matti says: "For my own part, it was about my relationship with the Klässbolsrutan and to innovate and play with the company's heritage in an interesting way. The squares in different sizes describe a shimmering search for a final solid form. Naturally, the collaboration with Klässbol was particularly close to me as I am from Värmland. It is therefore also part of my heritage.”
A total of five different patterns were developed. All with their own identity, reflected by the respective designers. The fabrics are woven in 100% wool, which was understandable for Klässbols. Dick Johansson says: " We started by weaving in 50% linen and 50% wool, but then chose to weave entirely in wool to achieve a more durable product. The fabrics are to be used, among other things, to cover furniture and therefore require more than textiles used on the laid table or in the kitchen and bathroom. It has been a fun and educational process for us. The pattern images were demanding to create as they are exposed and the threads thus wander between warp and weft. Projects of this kind always move positions and develop production. In addition, it is a true honor to be able to contribute products to the National Museum.”
The fabric is used for furniture produced by Offect and for chair cushions intended for products from Korgmakare Larsson in Gamla Stan. All furniture fabrics have also been used to sew up a drapery. In this you can see the different pattern images, sewn side by side on a width of 90 cm. Which results in a beautiful, effective drapery with a total width of 4.5 meters that functions as a room divider in the restaurant.
Photo: Pia Ulin
The linen of the house
Together with Jacob Solgren , we have produced tablecloths and napkins in 100% linen for the restaurant. The pattern is inspired by parts of the ceiling at the National Museum, which is a beautiful graphic pattern and appears in the natural colored linen. In addition to napkins and tablecloths, Jacob Solgren has designed towels for the restaurant in a rough, unbleached residual linen that gives it its lovely texture. A goal for the National Museum is that visitors to the museum should be given the opportunity to buy parts of the products.
From Klässbol's Linneväveri range, you will be able to buy napkins as tablecloths, and you can do that here .
Hanne Vedel Spindegaarden
for Danfoss Denmark
48,000 articles were woven as a Christmas present for the 6,000 employees in Danfoss Denmark. The biggest order ever for Klässbol's Linneväveri. We got the assignment from Hanne Vedel, Spindegaarden in Denmark.
98 million meters of blue yarn were used to produce 24,000 napkins and 24,000 tablets. The work itself was a nice challenge for the company and a unique opportunity to show that we can receive really large orders.
After "Blå" the collaboration with Hanne Vedel and Spindegaarden continued.
You can find some of her products in the online store .
Friends of Handwork and HV Ateljé
Towels for Skansenbutiken 2022
For the second year in a row, Klässbol's Linneväveri has a collaboration with Handarbetets Vänner school and Skansenbutiken. Together with the textile designers of the future, they have explored new synergies between craft heritage and contemporary times. On April 22, 2022, four pillowcases in linen were launched - inspired by Skansen, designed by textile students at HV school and woven by Klässbols.
The designers of the cushion covers are in their final year of Higher Textile Craftsmanship at Handarbetets Vänners school. The students have worked in two groups with sketches in different techniques and explored colors and expressions in the loom. Klässbol's Linneväveri has woven the fabric and the cushion covers have then been sewn by the students. The result is four new pattern images, inspired by Skansen's historic environments. The cushion covers Solliden, designed by Mariella Abrahamsson, Elin Claesson, Ellen Engsmo Österlund and Emelie Melin, are inspired by the national stage Sollidenscenen, where, among other things, Allsång på Skansen takes place every summer.
The cushion cover Delsbo och Stadskvarteret is a tribute to the knowledge of the hand and linen, one of Sweden's oldest cultural plants. The collection is designed by Ellen Arolin, Mindy Dahlberg, Maja Möller, Carmen Rico-Blomstrand. They took inspiration for the motifs from Skansen's Stadskvarter and Delsbogården, the magnificent 19th-century farm from Hälsingland – the landscape that was once the center of Swedish flax cultivation.
The collection is sold in a limited edition in the Skansen store and in the Skansen store .
Towels for Skansenbutiken 2021
In May, Skansenbutiken presents a new collection of linen towels, designed by students who are in their final year at the Higher Textile Handicraft Training. The collaboration with Klässbols is the second in a row and they have created four new pattern images and woven the first technical samples by hand. Once again, the students have explored expression in the loom, experimented with bindings and produced a unique design where form and function are in focus. Together with the textile designers of the future, Klässbols has annually explored new synergies between craft heritage and contemporary times.
This year, the world's first open-air museum, Skansen, has also been invited to participate in the collaboration, and the motifs have been found in Skansen's environment as a starting point.
Towels for Designtorget
For more than 130 years, HV Skola at Djurgården in Stockholm has been training future artisans in textile craft techniques. 2019 was the third year in a row where textile students from the long-standing textile craft school were tasked with developing products for Designtorget. Together with Designtorget, Handarbetets Vänner protects products that last year after year. New for 2019 was that Klässbols Linneväveri was a collaboration partner.
For eight weeks, design students in the project "Collection in small-scale production" challenged traditional methods and textile materials. Based on Designtorget's range, the students have developed their own towel design. The work consists of 11 new pattern images that are produced at the weaving mill in Klässbol and launched at Designtorget in limited exclusive editions.
- We see working with Sweden's leading textile and design schools as exciting, positive and challenging. An important strategy for finding future clients and customers. Doing it together with Designtorget makes it even more perfect! Says Andreas Johansson, CEO at Klässbols Linneväveri.
Read about the project on the Handarbetets Vänner Skola website or on Inredningsnyhter.se
Memory - bedspreads and pillows
Memory is woven in exclusive Italian linen thread where the textile is available in two versions. One is jacquard woven, the other braided from satin woven ribbons. Both qualities are designed by Ulrika Elovsson. The craftsmanship has been carried out by HV Ateljé. Plaiting a larger fabric from narrow ribbons may seem simple, but the technique is complicated. The precision work of masters and journeymen is reflected in the high quality of the final product. Both the jacquard and the woven bands have received a careful traditional finishing at Klässbol's Linneväveri. The textiles have been hand washed in cold water and then cold pressed. This slow and careful process gives the textile a high gloss and solid surface. "Two threads that cross each other are the starting point for the creation of all woven textiles; that's where my creative process begins," says Ulrika Elovsson. "In the collaboration with Klässbols Linneväveri, I wanted to reconnect with older textile traditions. With the help of different techniques, both high tech and low tech, I can speak different 'languages' and tell different stories". In the picture you see Memory together with Norrland cushions and BADA bath towels.
Norwegian Embassy
In 1988 we were commissioned to manufacture table linen and napkins for all Norwegian embassies around the world in the 'Norway' pattern. Design by Ingela Bengtsson.
Red Cross
Klässbol's Linneväveri and the Red Cross had a product collaboration around the runner and the napkin/towel in the "Trust" pattern, which were sold for the benefit of the Red Cross. The linen products were in red and white (the picture shows a variant in silver) and were made for Christmas tables and festive meals regardless of the season.
Never alone
The Tillit collection includes a two-pack of runners (50×150 cm) and a two-pack of towels (50×70 cm) which are sold in the Red Cross Webshop . Half the sum goes to the Red Cross Christmas campaign 2011 Never alone, which aims to combat involuntary loneliness and exclusion in our country.
Hotel interior
At the hotel The Dylan in Amsterdam, you can book an overnight stay in the comfortable Klassbol suite, where the entire room is decorated with Klässbol's Bolster fabrics. also Blakes Hotel London and The Hempel in London with wallpaper, curtains and cushions in fabric Bolster and our own pattern. Design: Lady Weinberg
More references abroad
The World Exhibition in Seville, Spain
Nobel tablecloths and napkins, Seville runners
Finnish Presidential Palace
Kitchen towels in own pattern
Astra, Sweden and USA
The Nobel cloth and napkins with Astra's logotype
Postipankki Ltd., Finland
Table linen and napkins in own pattern with logo
