Jun 17 2006

The trip of a lifetime

Published by curiousweaver at 11:28 pm under Handweaving

I know my website has been down for weeks due to changes with my hosting company. I was away on the ‘trip of a lifetime’ and everything went pear shaped the moment I left the country.
However, as you will see I have been seeking out any handweavers around the United Kingdom. These are photos of the Avoca Handweavers.

This was so interesting to see, the mill was established in 1723 and has continued in some form till the present.They have a combination of handlooms (pictured here) hattersleys looms and modern power looms for their production, which I thought combined weaving approaches very well. Their current success, I think, is also in their well designed range of scarves, throws and fabrics for clothes. They use very attractive colourways, novelty yarns and brushed mohair although sticking generally to basic weaves (possibly for productivity reasons).

Me at Avoca Handweavers in Ireland
One of the weavers at Avoca
The weaving in progress

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One Response to “The trip of a lifetime”

  1. Saraon 18 Jun 2006 at 1:18 am

    Glad to see you are back! I kept checking, wondering.

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