We are a husband and wife team, David and Jean Herrick, and we weave each rug and towel in our home. It all started with the fond memories David has of his mother using a Nadeau table loom to weave useful items for the family. In 2014 we started weaving at our home on the… Read more »
Category: Fiber & Fiber Arts
The Cultivated Thread
Posted by Hilary Crowell & filed under .
The Cultivated Thread is a small-batch weaving studio in Wiscasset, Maine creating handwoven wearables and home goods. Owner Hilary Crowell primarily makes highly absorbent, 100% cotton towels all handwoven on a small floor loom. She also creates greeting cards, table runners, placemats, napkins, scarves/cowls/infinity scarves/wraps/shawls, and small rugs. She works exclusively with natural fibers and… Read more »
Gallifreyan Farm
Posted by Tessa Flannery & filed under .
Our dream started many years ago as we sought for more efficient and effective vegetable production on a quarter-acre lot in our quiet Houlton neighborhood. We quickly realized that we were able to produce enough vegetables for us, and most of our non-farming family, utilizing just over 200 square feet of garden. We reached out… Read more »
Maine Hill Studio
Posted by Jennifer Butts & filed under .
Made with individually cut and layered fabric, my products are completely unique. I have always loved working with fabric. I began with quilts, and, over the years, I have progressed to making what I call “scenic fabric collages”, which I turn into cards, framed and matted pictures, magnets, luggage tags, and journals. I hope you… Read more »
A Wrinkle in Thyme Farm
Posted by Mary Ann Haxton & Marty Elkin & filed under .
Marty Elkin is a self-taught fiber artist who over the last 12 years as been thriving on creating images with hand dyed wool from sheep. She started with art in the 1960’s with tole painting, then over the years did some oil and watercolor painting. Now she spends her time needle felting, which is easy… Read more »
Bartlettyarns, Inc.
Posted by Lindsey And Susan Rice & filed under .
Grown Local – American Made – Worn Around The World Bartlettyarns Spins Wool Like No Others The business: Since 1821 along the banks of Higgins Stream sits a woolen mill that runs the last remaining spinning mule in the United States. With over 70 colors of wool yarns in various weights and round roving for… Read more »
Patti’s Machine Quilting & Gallery
Posted by PAtti Trygg & filed under .
I have been sewing since the age of 5; taught by my mother who stressed to me that the garment I was making ‘has to look as good on the inside as it does on the outside.’ I have sewn everything from clothes to home accessories to boat upholstery. I will expertly put a beautiful… Read more »
Jones Limited
Posted by Janice Jones & filed under .
Handweaving and designing textiles for clothing and the home has been my joy since 1970. Now, in a studio overlooking hayfields and woodlands in the central Maine highlands, I design, weave, and finish scarves, shawls, clothing and accessories for the home. With a formal education in art, I have focused my attention on the… Read more »
Eternal Knot
Posted by Amy Van Natter & filed under .
Original Hand Embroidered Designs The Eternal Knot is my fiber arts studio in Down East Maine where I make hand embroidered needle art, bags, accessories, table linens, home décor, holiday decorations featuring Maine balsam and original DIY kits. I make each piece from start to finish in my Maine workshop using local and natural materials… Read more »
Unique Fabric-ations
Posted by Cindy Heyse-David & filed under .
Fabric landscapes are created by hand appliqueing different fabrics to a muslin base, then mated and framed. Wall hangings are machine pieced flowers or animals used in the picture books. Thin wooden dowels and fishing line are attached for easy hanging. Fabric animal picture books have 6 pages in each book. They are machine pieced… Read more »