Emerald Green $350.00 SOLD
Cinnamon SOLD
Ashwood Rose SOLD
Golden Rod SOLD (Palm Green)
Natural Sand SOLD
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Chocolate $265.00 SOLD
Sunday, July 29, 2007
CHENILLE THROWS == SOLD
Spa Teal Blue $325.00 SOLD
Emerald Green $350.00 SOLD
Cinnamon SOLD
Natural Sand SOLD
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$229.00 Coco Mushroom SOLD
Chocolate $265.00 SOLD
Emerald Green $350.00 SOLD Cinnamon SOLD Natural Sand SOLDTo see any of these throws in more detail simply
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Chocolate $265.00 SOLD
Monday, July 9, 2007
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Churchill Weavers - The story...and where to get their lovely products!
Churchill WeaversChurchill Weavers was founded by David Carroll Churchill and his wife, Eleanor, in 1922 on the third floor of Boone Tavern. The weaving business soon outgrew the hotel, and they set up a shop with four looms in a shed at the edge of town where the present gift shop is located on Lorraine Court. They recruited local weavers and eventually used 150 looms to the loom house.Carroll Churchill was the engineer behind the company's success. He had graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1899 and in 1901 traveled as a missionary to India to teach "mechanical trades" where he perfected a hand loom, which the unskilled native weavers used to produce cloth four to eight times faster than the old-style looms. With the outbreak of World War I, Churchill returned to America and eventually took a teaching job at Berea College. When Churchill began his own weaving business, he employed the looms that he had designed in India.Eleanor Churchill proved to be an unexpected asset to the family business. She was a born designer with an innate flair for combining colors and textures in strikingly new ways. She was also the business manager of the firm. Over the years, Churchill Weavers avoided head-to-head competition with the large textile factories and sought to achieve handcrafted excellence.Carroll Churchill died at age 96 in 1969. Eleanor Churchill sold the business to Lila and Richard Bellando in 1973. The Bellandos continued Churchill Weavers as a family business until 1996 when it was sold to Crown Crafts, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia. Over the years, Churchill Weavers was best known for woolen baby blankets, couch throws, neckties, and ladies accessories. Its expert weavers were recognized in 1960 when B.F. Goodrich Co. hired the company to weave a special material for coveralls in NASA's space program.See Berea Citizen, 29 May 1986, p54; information contributed by Richard and Lila Bellando
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Churchill Weavers Churchill Weavers was founded by David Carroll Churchill and his wife, Eleanor, in 1922 in a third floor office at Boone Tavern in Berea, Kentucky. The weaving business soon outgrew the hotel space, and they set up shop with four looms in a shed at the edge of town on Lorraine Court where the present gift shop is located. They recruited local weavers and eventually employed 150 looms in the business.D.C. Churchill was the engineer behind the company's success. He had graduated from MIT in 1899 and traveled as a missionary to India in 1901 to teach "mechanical trades." Working with unskilled native weavers, he perfected a hand loom which Indian laborers used to produce cloth four to eight times fater than the old-style looms. With the outbreak of World War I, Churchill and his wife returned to America, eventually accepting a teaching job at Berea College. When Churchill began his own weaving business, he used the same type looms he had designed in India.Eleanor Churchill proved to be an unexpected asset to the family business. She was a natural designer with an innate flair for combining colors and textures in strikingly new ways. She was also the business manager of the firm. Over the years, Churchill Weavers avoided head-to-head competition with the large textile factories and sought to achieve a market niche with excellent handcrafted products.Carroll Churchill died at age 96 in 1969. Eleanor Churchill sold the business to Lila and Richard Bellando in 1973. The Bellandos continued Churchill Weavers as a family business until 1996 when they sold it to Crown Crafts, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia.Over the years, Churchill Weavers was best known for woolen baby blankets, couch throws, neck ties, and ladies accessories. The expert weavers at the company were recognized in 1960 when B. F. Goodrich Co. selected Churchill Weavers to weave a special material for coveralls as part of NASA's space program.
See Berea Citizen, 29 May 1986, p54; information contributed by Richard and Lila Bellando.
www.cityofberea.com/encyclopedia/Churchill%20Weavers.htm www.cityofberea.com/
Churchill Weavers Churchill Weavers was founded by David Carroll Churchill and his wife, Eleanor, in 1922 in a third floor office at Boone Tavern in Berea, Kentucky. The weaving business soon outgrew the hotel space, and they set up shop with four looms in a shed at the edge of town on Lorraine Court where the present gift shop is located. They recruited local weavers and eventually employed 150 looms in the business.D.C. Churchill was the engineer behind the company's success. He had graduated from MIT in 1899 and traveled as a missionary to India in 1901 to teach "mechanical trades." Working with unskilled native weavers, he perfected a hand loom which Indian laborers used to produce cloth four to eight times fater than the old-style looms. With the outbreak of World War I, Churchill and his wife returned to America, eventually accepting a teaching job at Berea College. When Churchill began his own weaving business, he used the same type looms he had designed in India.Eleanor Churchill proved to be an unexpected asset to the family business. She was a natural designer with an innate flair for combining colors and textures in strikingly new ways. She was also the business manager of the firm. Over the years, Churchill Weavers avoided head-to-head competition with the large textile factories and sought to achieve a market niche with excellent handcrafted products.Carroll Churchill died at age 96 in 1969. Eleanor Churchill sold the business to Lila and Richard Bellando in 1973. The Bellandos continued Churchill Weavers as a family business until 1996 when they sold it to Crown Crafts, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia.Over the years, Churchill Weavers was best known for woolen baby blankets, couch throws, neck ties, and ladies accessories. The expert weavers at the company were recognized in 1960 when B. F. Goodrich Co. selected Churchill Weavers to weave a special material for coveralls as part of NASA's space program.
See Berea Citizen, 29 May 1986, p54; information contributed by Richard and Lila Bellando.
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