Hanne Elisabet Vedel (born 23 January 1933) is a Danish

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who has created her own textiles since 1955, using natural raw materials such as silk, wool and cotton. In 1979, after acquiring Spindegården from Paula Trock, she moved the establishment to

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, making it her design and production facility. Her fabrics have been widely used in Denmark and abroad, for churches, courts of law and banks. In 1952,

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used her materials for the

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and curtains when designing the

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. They were reapplied in the 2013 renovation.

Early life

Born on 23 January 1933, in Skive, Hanne Elisabet Vedel was the daughter of the folk high school principal Anders Aaby Vedel (1878–1939) and the restaurateur Helene Frederikke Solmer (1895–1978). She was the youngest of five children. She attende
Rødding Friskole
and a folk high school in Norway. In 1949, she was trained in weaving as an apprentice with Cis Fink in

. In 1951, she continued her education at a folk high school in Finland. In 1955, she married the architec
Jens Peder Dall
(1916–1994).

Career

While in Finland, she worked for an arts and crafts business in

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where she was trained by Uhra Simberg Ehrstrøm, a textile artist. She also attended evening courses with the Finnish designer

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. On returning to Denmark in 1953, she was employed by Paula Trock at Spindegården in

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. She opened her workshop in Aabenraa in 1955. In 1970, on taking over management of Spindegården, she moved the firm to Aabenraa where she produced textiles with traditional Danish designs, including carpets, curtains and upholstery. Her designs are simple but attractive, often with striped patterns with few colours. She has also developed knitted goods and other textiles in collaboration with other artists, including Vibeke Lind, Pia Hedegaard, Anne Abildtrup, Kirsten Toftegaard and Johanne Heide. Her naturally produced materials that could not be obtained elsewhere proved popular with those designing folk costumes. In the 1980s and 1990s, Vedel gained recognition for the textiles she created for decorating churches and cathedrals throughout the country. They have also been used to decorate courtrooms and company buildings at home and abroad. In 1952,

used her materials for the

and curtains when designing the

in New York. They were reapplied in the 2013 renovation.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vedel, Hanne 1933 births Living people People from Skive Municipality Danish weavers 20th-century Danish artisans Danish women artisans Danish textile designers 21st-century Danish writers Danish women designers Danish expatriates in Finland