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Our Grand Tradition of Weaving

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Dave

One Hundred and Seventy Five years ago, on April 20th, 1837, Mr. Erastus B. Bigelow, of West Boylston, Massachusetts was awarded a patent for a “Power-Loom for weaving coach-lace and other similar fabrics”.  The number of the patent was 169.  … Continue reading →

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Hopsack Weave

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Dave

While testing the PVC Loom in preparation for the final release of the book, I decided to experiment with hopsack.  This draft is not used much, but offers a lot of contrast and pattern variation with little effort.  With hopsack, … Continue reading →

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