Greetings,
We hope that this email finds you as safe and as healthy as you can be.
Thistle Hill Weavers is continuing to create fabrics but to keep our staff as safe as possible we have been working split shifts and with a smaller staff.
There are some new faces that I hope in the future you will meet, and we have said goodbye to some of our good friends who have worked with us over the past years.
Some really interesting projects have been ongoing these past few months
We are still working on The Gilded Age which is an HBO production. Jodi Zanetti, of Z Stitches, is now well trained on our embroidery equipment.
The trailer for Jingle Jangle has been released; it looks like fun! We wove four fabrics that are seen in the trailer.
We finished the large project for the Church of Latter Day Saints at Nauvoo, Illinois, and now we are working on another project in Salt Lake City.
The Emily Dickinson House in North Hampton Massachusetts will be new project over the next year and there are several projects for Hyde Hall.
We continue to work with designers for sustainable fabric development.
Our farm clients who produce fiber are very active as well. Harmony Fields in Oregon has beautiful throws and table runners made from their wool. Amy Crate of True Vine Farm is developing alpaca products, and Franny Kansteiner of Gun Tree farm is working on some incredible tweeds for the upcoming season incorporating her wonderful merino wool spun at Green Mountain Spinnery with silk and bamboo.
But what should we do about the Holiday Open House?
We are in the same quandary as everyone else. We want you to enjoy our mill and pick out nice interesting gifts but we also want everyone to stay safe and healthy.
We would invite local folks to make an appointment to come visit during the weeks before Christmas starting December 5th. We will be available on weekdays and weekends by appointment. We will limit the number of people at a time and during the entire day. We will ask you to wear a mask and we will take your temperature before you enter the building. We will not give mill tours at this time.
If you live at a distance rather than travel, check out the on-line store which we will get up and running especially for the season. Please call to chat with us about things you see on-line. We understand it is hard to buy textiles on line, but this year is different and we want our staff to stay safe and healthy and our clients to be happy.
If you have suggestions or you know ahead of time that you may want something special, now is the time to get us going. We hope to hear from you and we look forward to being a part of your gift giving.
We offer you our sincere appreciation for your support and we know that everyone is coping as best they can.
Hail to the Skillful Cunning Hand, Hail to the Cultured Mind,
Contending for the World’s Command, Here Let Them Be Combined
