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2. Churchill Weavers - Wikipedia

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   Churchill Weavers was a handweaving company that operated from 1922 to 2007 in Berea, Kentucky, an area of Appalachia long associated with handcrafts. Color postcard showing the Churchill Weavers building, ca. 1950. It was the first company to mass-produce handwoven products for a national market. [1]: 9 [2]: 9 [3]: unnumbered [4]: 1

3. Salish weaving - Wikipedia

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   The Salish used mountain goat wool, or SAH-ay, [citation needed] as the main source of fiber for weaving. Blankets made from goat hair were the most valuable. [ 2 ] Originally, the Salish obtained wool high in the mountains where the mountain goats spent their summers and shed their old wool.

4. The Longaberger Company - Wikipedia

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   The Longaberger brand was revived in 2019 when its intellectual property was purchased by Xcel Brands, led by Robert W. D'Loren, and a licensing agreement was reached with basket-weavers Dresden & Co. [9] [16] Tami Longaberger and her sister took part in the firm's re-launch. [17]

5. Weaving - Wikipedia

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   Warp and weft in plain weaving A satin weave, common for silk, in which each warp thread floats over 15 weft threads A 3/1 twill, as used in denim. Weaving is a method of textile production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth.

6. Handweavers Guild of America - Wikipedia

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   Dendel Scholarship funds may be used for tuition as well as materials or travel as determined on a case-by-case basis. Events. Textiles & Tea is a weekly conversation with some of the most respected fiber artists in the field today to discuss the artists' artwork and their creative journey. Textiles & Tea takes place every Tuesday at 4:00 PM ...

7. Textile manufacturing by pre-industrial methods - Wikipedia

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   Textile manufacturing is one of the oldest human activities. The oldest known textiles date back to about 5000 B.C. In order to make textiles, the first requirement is a source of fibre from which a yarn can be made, primarily by spinning.