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<p>[QUOTE="lizjewel, post: 2019792, member: 13874"]Chiming in: Sølje [solje, English vers.] is Norwegian short for silver or silvery. This type jewelry is worn in all the Scandinavian countries on regional folk costumes. The traditional costumes are hand-tailored to the wearer who usually keeps and wears it for life, passes it on to daughters, d-i-l, or nieces. All materials are handwoven by artisans who do nothing else, sewn by expert seamstresses.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mine came to me from my parents for my 26th birthday. I was already living in the U.S. then, my parents still lived in Sweden. My measurements were sent by letter to mother who gave them to the seamstress. When my parents came to visit me in New York in 1968, they brought the costume to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>The brooch holding the white cotton shawl together is sølje, sterling, purchased new for me, with matching drop earrings. This costume only came out on special occasions and one was my employer's Christmas party in 1988. It's hard to see the brooch on me but at least it shows how it's worn. Regrettably I couldn't find any closeup picture of the brooch; I still might.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lizjewel, post: 2019792, member: 13874"]Chiming in: Sølje [solje, English vers.] is Norwegian short for silver or silvery. This type jewelry is worn in all the Scandinavian countries on regional folk costumes. The traditional costumes are hand-tailored to the wearer who usually keeps and wears it for life, passes it on to daughters, d-i-l, or nieces. All materials are handwoven by artisans who do nothing else, sewn by expert seamstresses. Mine came to me from my parents for my 26th birthday. I was already living in the U.S. then, my parents still lived in Sweden. My measurements were sent by letter to mother who gave them to the seamstress. When my parents came to visit me in New York in 1968, they brought the costume to me. The brooch holding the white cotton shawl together is sølje, sterling, purchased new for me, with matching drop earrings. This costume only came out on special occasions and one was my employer's Christmas party in 1988. It's hard to see the brooch on me but at least it shows how it's worn. Regrettably I couldn't find any closeup picture of the brooch; I still might.[/QUOTE]
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