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Rabbit Goody, owner, designer, and master weaver of Thistle Hill Weavers, joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss information about her background in weaving, and museum curation and consultation. We covered a multitude of topics including:
- Rabbit’s interwoven skill-sets and background, starting with her intuitive skills as a teen-aged weaver, and her academic backgrounds in anthropology and museum curation and consultation
- The inception of Thistle Hill Weavers, including saving discarded weaving machines from old mills
- Products and services, ranging from interior fabrics for architectural firms to clothing fabric for sustainable clothing designers, as well as personal projects for private homeowners
- The process involved in commissioning fabrics from Thistle Hill Weavers
- Notable projects, from interior fabrics in the homes of deceased presidents to historically-accurate fabric in movies
- Tips for homeowners to follow their own style with interior design
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Phone – toll free (866) 384-2729
Email – website contact form
From the online shop, Rabbit recommends: Window treatment book, on sale (here), or the fabric sample pack, which includes 3 samples of every type of fabric (here).