Feb meeting will be Zoom only. See newsletter for link. Program will be Justin Squizzaro: Any Flower Drawn — The story of restoring a 19th century Damask Loom.

Our February program, featuring Justin Squizzero of The Burroughs Garrett, tells the tells the story of how a mid-19th century Jacquard machine made for the Irish linen damask industry made its way to Scotland and then Vermont. After Justin shares the process of restoring that machine to weaving f igured linen damask, he’ll provide us with an in-depth look at recreating a piece of 17th-century linen, from painting the point paper to punching the Jacquard cards and the operation of the loom itself.

Please check the newsletter for Zoom link. If you would like to attend as a guest, please contact us.