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where she founded her own school, Norsk Kunstvæv, which proved very popular. She developed her own manufacturing facilities, producing rugs designed by famous artists in addition to those she designed herself. She gained a reputation as an outstanding proponent of weaver-artist collaboration, thanks
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in 1875. She graduated as a pharmacist in 1892 but turned to decorative weaving, receiving instruction from
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proved increasingly unnerving as she found it difficult to comply with his wishes. On completion of this assignment, she withdrew from weaving. Ulrikke Greve died in Oslo on 2 April 1951.
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