At Sewing Club this last Thursday, we all made Gnomes by stuffing a man's sock, adding a nose, hat and beard to make these cute Scandinavian gnomes (tomte, niesse).

      "A nisse (usually Norwegian) and a tomte (usually Swedish) are similar characters. They are both solitary, mischievous domestic sprites responsible for the protection and welfare of the farmstead and its buildings. Tomte literally means “homestead man” and is derived from the word tomt which means homestead or building lot. Nisse is derived from the name Nils which is the Scandinavian form of Nicholas."

Here is the Gnome reunion at Sewing Club.