In 2018, Carla Wilson, second from left, and Tara Killingsworth, at right, designed an official Swedish costume for Lindsborg. Youre not obligated to stick to the designs, but in Sweden a town typically has its own raiment, Lesa Larson and Marla Elmquist say in their book Celebrating Folk Costumes of the Smoky Valley. Others pictured are, from left, Nadia Carver, Crew Elliott, and Ron Wilson. Jim Richardson photo
Scott Bontz News-Record Marla Elmquist has a green skirt and jacket based on the clothes from where her father’s ancestors lived, in Sweden, more than…