ABOUT US

My interest in weaving began as a small child,

spending summer afternoons watching my Finnish grandmother weave rag rugs on an old homemade loom in the barn.  My grandmother was born in 1886 and was taught to weave by her mother and grandmother.  "Mummu" taught me to weave when I was about twelve, and I have been weaving off and on ever since, first as a hobby and now full-time, after retiring from thirty plus years of teaching middle school English.  Our family's weaving tradition amazingly spans three centuries!

My goal is to create beautiful hand woven fabric, inspired by the colors of New England,  and fashion them into simple, timeless clothing that is rooted both in the past and present.

My assistant, Shadow, wandered into our lives from somewhere in the woods where we live.  He decided he liked the surroundings and stayed with us for eight years.  Failing kidneys finally took him from us during the Great Ice Storm of 2008.  He delighted in walking in front of me on the loom as I wove, and   would often sit next to me on my bench and watch the shuttle pass back and forth.  Although he never bothered my yarns, he did enjoy curling up on the soft, newly-woven fabric piles.  Some of my customers were treated to a few unexpected fibers along with the wools, silks, and cottons!

The Country Weaver

Linda Williams