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Weaving the spirit of life – old and new – into linens for your table

July 11, 2017 By Marilyn Webster 1 Comment

table set with the Lakeside collection

I had a particularly lovely, nourishing & sacred breakfast experience this morning because my new handcrafted textiles were hard at work bringing the spirit & beauty of my old life together with the living of the new. This email came from Lissa the day after she received the custom table linens she’d ordered from me. […]

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First steps and adventures: Exploring sustainably-grown cotton

December 13, 2016 By Marilyn Webster Leave a Comment

cones of sustainably-grown cotton plus a towel

It started with an opportune question. Do you use organic cotton? a well-dressed man asked one Saturday earlier this year at the Northampton Winter Farmers’ Market. The short answer is no. And there’s a longer answer because I’ve thought about this question off and on over the years. I know there are environmental concerns about […]

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Surprised by orange

November 8, 2016 By Marilyn Webster 4 Comments

drying a glass with a Sunset kitchen towel

One Sunday after church, when I was a child, my family was invited to dinner at Rokeby, a guesthouse run by Methodist missionaries near my school in India. They served a trifle for dessert. When I curled up my nose, another guest urged me to try it. It might become your favorite dessert, he said. […]

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In praise of slow weaving

June 8, 2016 By Marilyn Webster 9 Comments

People often ask me how long it takes to weave a towel. The short answer is: I don’t know. I don’t weave one towel from start to finish and then weave the next one. It takes a long time to set up the loom, so I make a warp as long as possible, which with […]

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Enjoying the journey

April 12, 2016 By Marilyn Webster 6 Comments

When I sit at the loom and throw the shuttle back and forth, I have plenty of time to think as the cloth grows. Today I’m thinking about the fact that the towels I’m weaving don’t look like the painting that inspired my color choices. And that gets me thinking about my creative process. Many […]

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT MARILYN
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    • Meet Marilyn
    • In the media
    • Environmental stewardship
  • HANDWOVEN GOODS
    ▼
    • Kitchen towels
    • Table napkins
    • About colorgrown cotton
    • Laundering
    • A word about color
    • My guarantee
  • EVENTS
  • BLOG
    ▼
    • Making cloth
    • Thoughts on beauty
    • Life’s lessons at the loom
    • More than a dog walk
    • Customer stories
    • Recent posts
  • CONTACT
  • ONLINE STORE