The Weaving Shop: A Behind-the-Scenes Special

Air Date
June 16, 2023
For centuries, weaving has played an integral part in day-to-day life. The Weaving Shop in Greenfield Village demonstrates an important piece of weaving’s history in the evolution of textile production from the colonial home and craft shop, through the Industrial Revolution to commercial factory. This special Engaging Experts program touches on the Weaving Shop’s deeply rooted history in the village. With shop lead Mendy Grenz, we uncover details of working looms; learn about the sock knitter, which makes its seasonal debut during Holiday Nights; and uncover the behind-the-scenes process to make our limited-edition holiday scarves and hand towels.

About the Innovator

Toshiko Mori Interview Transcript
Architect

Throughout her career as a practicing architect and educator, Toshiko Mori has pursued a technical interest in the properties of materials, and especially synthetic materials, in addition to her concerns for purity of line, visual lightness and thermal performance.

Why She Innovates

As an architect, Toshiko Mori has always taken a personal delight in discovering new properties and potentials in materials. Whether designing exhibitions, houses or institutional projects such as the Visitor Center for Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin D. Martin House in Buffalo, New York, she enjoys a process that combines intuition with the rigor of research.

Toshiko Mori Interview Highlights Transcript

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I would say every architect that I know is a philosopher on his or her own.

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The Weaving Shop: A Behind-the-Scenes Special

15 Jan, 03:22 PM
For centuries, weaving has played an integral part in day-to-day life. The Weaving Shop in Greenfield Village demonstrates an important piece of weaving’s history in the evolution of textile production from the colonial home and craft shop, through the Industrial Revolution to commercial factory. This special Engaging Experts program touches on the Weaving Shop’s deeply rooted history in the village. With shop lead Mendy Grenz, we uncover details of working looms; learn about the sock knitter, which makes its seasonal debut during Holiday Nights; and uncover the behind-the-scenes process to make our limited-edition holiday scarves and hand towels.
The Weaving Shop: A Behind-the-Scenes Special