Astridr Selr Leifsdóttir
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 Azure, a melusine with hands clasped at her breast argent, crined and tailed, and in chief three estoiles of eight rays Or | ||||||||||
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Mistress Astridr Selr Leifsdóttir, OL, OP is an accomplished fiber artist who creates wonderous things in a range of art forms including spinning, weaving, dyeing, embroidery, and even raising silk worms. Along with being a teacher and researcher, she has been an avid supporter of the Bardic Arts for many years, and was recognized with a Harp Argent on 06/04/1994 by TRM Cristian and Crystal for her efforts. She is married to Master Eiríkr Mjoksiglandi Sigurðarson.
She was elevated to the Order of the Pelican on 11/14/1999 by TRM Francesc and Seanach, and to the Order of the Laurel by TRM Brand and Nuala on 07/24/2004 for Spinning. Notable in her Laurel ceremony was her presentation of a basket of silk worms as tools of her craft. Their Majesties kindly returned the basket into Mistress Astridr's keeping.
Persona
Offices & Positions
Event Staff
Projects & Publications
Classes Taught
- Spinning With Luxury Fibers, Collegium Caidis 2009
- Textile Book Of Hours: Being A Series Of Images Of Textile Creation In Some Form, Collegium Caidis 2009
- Silk Reeling, Collegium Caidis 2011
Memories
Photos
| File:AstridhrLaurel16.jpg At her Laureling ceremony |  Weaving
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File:Astridhr cardweaving GWW 2012 Cardweaving at GWW 2012 |  Teaching spinning
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| File:Eirikr and Astridhr GWW 2000 Master Eirikr and Mistress Astridhr at GWW 2000 | File:Astridhr with Laurel cope With the Laurel cope | File:Astridhr 1 | File:Astridhr 2 |
| File:Ercil Indigo Blu 2009 Indigo blue hands | File:Ercil and Friend With a proto-project | File:Ercil spinning Spinning |
