Raine Navin

Machine-translated from the Swedish article

Sten Raine Navin, originally Navitzonok, born 29 June 1934 in Vendelsö in Österhaninge Parish, Stockholm County, died 27 May 2016 in Kalmar, was a Swedish textile artist. Interested in textiles and flowers from an early age, Raine Navin learned garter stitch from his grandmother at about five years old. In his youth he worked at NK's yarn department in Stockholm and as a piccolo at the Grand Hôtel.