Silk and Cashmere Scarf Weaving Class
Make a luxurious silk and cashmere scarf for someone special. This is a beginning weaving class. No prior weaving knowledge necessary. All equipment and materials are provided. Classes start at 9:00 am and go until 4:00 but the studio remains open all evening for students.
Cost for the weekend: $250.00, includes lunch both days.
Class is limited to 6 students. – Lots of personal attention!
Saturday October 24 – Sunday October 25, 2015
9am – 4pm.
An Historic 15 Star Flag
We are reproducing an historic 15 star flag. Wove the bunting, Kate Smith at Easton Hill did the dyeing. Now the piecing in the tradition fashion. Stars to be placed on the canton next.
Oh the projects we get involved in!
Drapery fabric for Hill House in MN
Still working on the color way for them but here it is in the colors that they chose.
Here is another color way.
The Hyde Hall Stair Carpet
The Hyde Hall stair carpet which we wove this winter, is being installed by David and Charlene Hunt of the Vermont Rug Company today.
The aubergine color in the border brings out the mahogany stair rail and treads. The very fine nose of each tread is a detail that I hadn’t noticed until the carpet was installed.
This is a Damask Venetian Carpet, which is a structure mentioned in inventories but rarely found as surviving fragments. We have a small border piece from the early 19th century and only images of surviving centers. Together we made this Venetian Damask carpet for Hyde Hall.
Spring scarves from the latest Jacquard pattern
Spring Scarves from the latest Jacquard pattern. These are like heaven! They are soft and lightweight perfect for the upcoming Spring holidays. They feel like silk because they are. Actually they are a very fine cotton warp with Zephyr – a silk and merino worsted blend – so they are light, long durable and of course for sale! We only have a few in three different color ways. The lilac and gray, the indigo blue and cinnabar, and white very fine chenille. I want to get them out for folks to enjoy so super sale price of $55.00 They are going on on on line store in a few minutes…the pictures do not do them justice!
Coverlet Symposium at Hyde Hall, Cooperstown, NY
Friday, May 1 – Saturday, May 2 – Sunday, May 3, 2015
Common or Uncommon? What makes a coverlet special? This is a symposium for coverlet collectors, museum curators and textile enthusiasts. Let’s explore why we think some coverlets fit a particular tradition and others are out of the box.
Historic Hyde Hall is located inside Glimmerglass State Park. Contact us at Thistle Hill Weavers for more information. Cost for this symposium is $155.00, which includes lunch all three days.
