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Welcome to Village Weaver
Luxurious Textiles Hand Woven - Hand Made in the USA by Village Weaver - Mary Rios I'm Mary Rios, also known as The Village Weaver. My hobby and passion is hand weaving. I work on a floor loom with shuttle and thread, creating fabric. Color and fiber texture are what keep me planning the next project! In 2000 I learned the mechanics of weaving at the Bloomfield Birmingham Arts Center in Michigan and have studied in workshops under well respected nationally and internationally known weavers. My goal is to make a piece of fabric that feels good and has a usefulness such as a towel or in wearables. Handwoven material is nothing like most everyday commerical fabric. I work primarily in natural fibers either plant or animal such as cotton, linen, hemp or wool. Natural fiber breaths, absorb and feel so different than what most people are use to commercially. Depending on the weave structure you will literally see fabric dance with movement. Weaving is a complex mix of art, science and math that create the final piece of fabric. I have worked a fair amount with rayon chenille. I have honed a good combination on the mix that produces a scarf or throw with a beautiful, soft, luxurious hand. My favorite animal fiber is mohair. To me, living in Michigan, nothing feels better in the winter than mohair around my neck. Believe me, this isn't the scratchy stuff we think of as kids. The traditional handcraft of weaving is painstakingly time consuming. A loom can take days to set up. It would not be uncommon to have many hours in threading a loom, not to mention the days of planning on paper, putting the thread on the beam, and this all happens before a shuttle ever passes through my warp threads! Handwovens truly are a rare luxury. Each piece I make, whether it's a humble cotton dishtowel or silk fabric, is planned with careful consideration and woven with skill for a product that can be enjoyed for many years. I'm going to be offering weaving retreat weekends soon. If you are interested,feel free to phone or email. Everything you see on this site, started with a single thread, woven by me, on my looms. Handcrafted Quality. To learn more about Village Weaver please visit my weaving blog.
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