Join us December 2nd and 3rd to celebrate the trade of Woven History.
The Workshop of Rabbit Goody welcomes you to our Annual Open House and Mill Tours on December 2nd and 3rd, from 9am to 5pm.
Watch our antique looms run!
We have been working on some interesting projects this year. Join us and we will lead you through our process and let you experience a rare custom weaving mill still using looms made over 100 years ago.
Our showroom will have fabrics, scarves, shawls, hand towels and carpet just right for the holiday season.
Drink a toast with us, spread some cheer and learn about our traditional trade.
Our showroom will be open through out the holiday season, weekdays from 9am to 5pm. Our luxurious over-run fabric can be made into custom gifts and we have special items ready for your gift giving needs.
Meet the folks who can still make historic textiles! Laura, John, Vicky, Lisa, Frank, Holly and Rabbit Goody love sharing what we do, so please join us for the Open House or anytime during the Holiday Season.
The staff at Thistle Hill Weavers wishes you the most peaceful and joyous season.
Undercurtains (Shears) at Hyde Hall
These shears have just been installed at Hyde Hall in Cooperstown, NY.
Wool Herringbone in Silver and Brown for Gum Tree Farms
Our client Franny Kansteiner of Gum Tree Farm has given us permission to show her jacket on our web site as an example of a from-farm-to-finished-project. Do check out their gorgeous website for a look at their luxury wool apparel and home products!
Call for Papers and Presentations for the 2018 Textile History Forum
July 27, 28 and 29, 2018, at the Marshfield School of Weaving, Marshfield VT
The Textile History Forum is an open forum for anyone doing research on any aspect of the study of textiles from prehistory to present day. For 2018, we are meeting at the Marshfield School of Weaving and will be especially interested in papers and presentations that relate to textile tools, textile process and textile availability. The Marshfield School has acquired many spinning wheels, looms and small tools from the dissolution of the American Museum of Textile History. Demonstration and research related to these tools will be part of the Forum, as well.
The Textile History Forum, which began in 1990’s is an informal but intense weekend of papers, demonstrations and works-in-progress open to any one interested in and enthusiastic about textiles, textile tools and material culture.
Written papers are published in our Proceedings at the time of the Forum, and are given to all participants as part of the Forum’s philosophy that discussion and active participation with others is the best way to explore our interests and further our research. Authors retain copyright of their papers and are free to publish elsewhere. Works-in-Progress and non-paper presentations are also included in the Proceedings.
Presenters from all areas of textile interests are encouraged to share their research; no formal academic credentials are necessary. We encourage anyone to submit a short one page abstract for review by January 15, 2018. Selected papers and details of presentations are due May 15, 2018.
In the past, the Forum has included papers about prehistoric footwear, contemporary fashion designers, historic dye analysis, ingrain carpet factories, coverlet weavers of Ohio, rose blankets, glove making, knitting traditions, weaving in Ecuador on traditional card looms, quilts, reed making, corsets and undergarments, white work, textile tools, labor in early mills, textile production in Lowell and much more.
S. Rabbit Goody began the Textile History Forum in response to the Dublin Seminar on New England Culture in the late 1990’s. It has met every few years since and published papers in the Proceedings, which is available to participants, libraries and by purchase to the public. The intent of the Forum is to encourage new voices to share their research in a scholarly but non-academic setting. At this upcoming Forum, we especially encourage those who have been doing research in traditional hand process to share what they know so that traditions are not lost. We learn more from each other and we learn the most over a good lunch!
Please think about presenting a paper or works-in-progress at the Textile History Forum at the Marshfield School of Weaving July 27 – 29, 2018.
Weave a Summer Shawl: Beginning Weaving Class
Weave a silk shawl in an historic pattern for a summer outing
Want to do something fun this summer? How about a beginning weaving class? July 14th, 15th and 16th, at Thistle Hill Weavers, learn to weave or refresh your skills. This will be a project class so you will not only learn technique but create a beautiful summer shawl to wear to concerts or picnics. You’ll design the shawl and weave it in two and a half days in this fun and energy-filled class.
Class is limited to 5 students.
The class starts Friday afternoon at 2pm and ends on Sunday afternoon. All materials are included in the fee of $185.
Lodging and other information is available; Contact us to register or for more information.
Where Should We Get Yarns?
Rabbit Goody will hold a one day seminar for weavers to share some of the best resources for yarns and tools on Saturday, September 9th.
Hand weavers today are often at a disadvantage when trying to find yarns at reasonable prices. Rabbit will share sources and help weavers thread the tangle of what yarns are good for what projects and where to buy them at the best prices.
The fee of $50.00 includes shade cards from several sources and lunch. All weavers are welcome.
Contact us to register or for more information.
Jasper Green Silk Basket Damask Special Sale
We have a very special fabric for sale. This is the basket pattern found at Hyde Hall that we reproduced for a client. It is 100% silk and we have had the fabric backed and stain-proofed, ready to be upholstered. The client cancelled and we are left with several yards ready to go.
We are happy to sell this by the yard at a greatly reduced price of $125/ yard. Its 42 inches wide. Please contact us for more information.
Beginning Hand Weaving Workshop at Thistle Hill Weavers
Weave a silk shawl in an historic pattern for a summer outing
Weaving a project is a great way to learn a new skill. This beginner’s class is designed for folks who have always wanted to learn or who learned years ago and want to refresh their knowledge. All materials and lunches are provided.
Friday May 5th, 2-5pm
Saturday May 6th, 9:30am to 4:30pm
Sunday May 7th, 9:30am to 4pm
The fee for the 2 and 1/2 day workshop is $225. All materials and lunch on Saturday and Sunday are included.
Lodging and other information is available; Contact us to register or for more information.
