A 1906 magazine article by Axel Tallberg surveying contemporary Swedish textile arts and their roots in regional folk patterns. It describes the role of the Northern Museum in Stockholm, the main societies that promote textile home crafts (Svenska Slöjdföreningen, Handarbetets vänner, Föreningen för Svensk Hemslöjd), and commercial firms such as Nordiska Kompaniet's textile department and Gjöbel's. Illustrated with photographs of tapestries, embroidered cushions, portières, table covers and wallhangings by named Swedish designers.