Sue's purchases and travels

Dala Horses waiting to be packed for Klaradal

Spegels warehouse and workshop



Crafters work on Dala horses...they were preparing 2000 for a special event!

I mean Dala horse...of course!  This morning was devoted to new purchases. We drove to Spegels in Rattvik where we met the owner Per, shopped the warehouse, and enjoyed a coffee.  This is the company from which I buy many of my Swedish products including a darling tall Tomte with reindeer beard and red knit cap.  Per explained that those who do ice fishing will purchases a round of reindeer fur on which to sit as they fish.  He purchases the scraps that result from cutting all of those circles and uses them for these tomtes.  We then drove on to Nusnas the town which houses the two main Dala horse workshops.  They are across the street from each other and-like so many of these family business stories started out as one place.  My goal was to buy horses we don't have( greens, yellows, and a single purple) as well as some more classic colors including bright red.