In 1884, she was employed as a pattern designer at the Friends of Handicraft association. While there, she went on a trip to England where she studied the textile work of William Morris. She also went to Germany to study developments in textiles there. In 1891, she was appointed director and chief artistic designer at the Friends of Handicraft. She took a particular interest in religious textile works and their conservation. Thanks to her relationships with several leading artists, she conducted experiments on the development of pictorial tapestries, making them an increasingly important feature of Swedish art. One of the major works produced was the large tapestry "Kräftfisket" which was presented at the 1900 Paris World Fair.