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- Weaving Shop - The Greenfield Village Weaving Shop demonstrates the evolution of textile production from the colonial home and craft shop, through the Industrial Revolution to commercial factory. Housed in a converted 1840s Georgia cotton mill, the Weaving Shop contains a number of working looms, including one of the few operating mechanical Jacquard looms in North America.
- circa 1840
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Weaving Shop
The Greenfield Village Weaving Shop demonstrates the evolution of textile production from the colonial home and craft shop, through the Industrial Revolution to commercial factory. Housed in a converted 1840s Georgia cotton mill, the Weaving Shop contains a number of working looms, including one of the few operating mechanical Jacquard looms in North America.
- Crompton & Knowles Power Loom, 1926 - Power looms, introduced in American textile mills in the 1810s, completely mechanized the weaving process. This 1926 example was originally used at Ford Motor Company's Highland Park assembly plant to produce prototype seating upholstery for Model Ts. Driven by electricity and using up to six flying shuttles, which carry the thread, it can weave complex fabrics at about 25 feet per hour.
- 1926
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Crompton & Knowles Power Loom, 1926
Power looms, introduced in American textile mills in the 1810s, completely mechanized the weaving process. This 1926 example was originally used at Ford Motor Company's Highland Park assembly plant to produce prototype seating upholstery for Model Ts. Driven by electricity and using up to six flying shuttles, which carry the thread, it can weave complex fabrics at about 25 feet per hour.
- Weaving Tool Part -
- Collections - Artifact
Weaving Tool Part
- Table Loom, 1747 -
- 1747
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Table Loom, 1747
- Colonial Loom - This timber frame loom is the type used by American colonists to produce fabrics for clothing, table and bed linens, and utilitarian items like towels and sacks. Hand weaving was labor intensive, so these textiles were among the most valuable household items. Many weavers were professionals, weaving at home or in a small workshop, but some families also had looms to produce their own cloth.
- Collections - Artifact
Colonial Loom
This timber frame loom is the type used by American colonists to produce fabrics for clothing, table and bed linens, and utilitarian items like towels and sacks. Hand weaving was labor intensive, so these textiles were among the most valuable household items. Many weavers were professionals, weaving at home or in a small workshop, but some families also had looms to produce their own cloth.
- Swift, 1800-1900 -
- 1800-1900
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Swift, 1800-1900
- Frank Caddy at the Power Loom in Plymouth Carding Mill (now Gunsolly Carding Mill), Greenfield Village, 1935 - Craftspeople have presented weaving demonstrations at Greenfield Village since it opened to the public in 1933. Weavers have used several historic and refurbished looms to create a variety of hand-crafted textiles and to tell the story of textile production in America. This photograph shows Frank Caddy, future Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village president, at a power loom in 1935.
- May 27, 1935
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Frank Caddy at the Power Loom in Plymouth Carding Mill (now Gunsolly Carding Mill), Greenfield Village, 1935
Craftspeople have presented weaving demonstrations at Greenfield Village since it opened to the public in 1933. Weavers have used several historic and refurbished looms to create a variety of hand-crafted textiles and to tell the story of textile production in America. This photograph shows Frank Caddy, future Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village president, at a power loom in 1935.
- "Geometric Weave" Hooked Rug, 1992 -
- 1992
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"Geometric Weave" Hooked Rug, 1992
- Reed Loom Company "Cambridge" Loom, circa 1935 - By the 1920s, most everyday items were made in factories by machines rather than by hand. Some people began to appreciate and revive traditional handcrafts like weaving. Artisan and hobby weavers purchased looms to create woven goods at home. The owner of this loom produced household textiles and other fabrics for home use and for sale, to supplement his family's income.
- circa 1935
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Reed Loom Company "Cambridge" Loom, circa 1935
By the 1920s, most everyday items were made in factories by machines rather than by hand. Some people began to appreciate and revive traditional handcrafts like weaving. Artisan and hobby weavers purchased looms to create woven goods at home. The owner of this loom produced household textiles and other fabrics for home use and for sale, to supplement his family's income.
- Tape Loom, 1735 -
- 1735
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Tape Loom, 1735