Description: Vintage Tartan Plaid Throw Blanket The Loomcrofters Gagetown New Brunswick Canada Woven on a Hand Loom 41.5” x 74”. My measurements 41 1/2" x 74" not including the fringe are an estimate but I am certain it is very close to accurate. Excellent condition - see photos. The Loomcrofters is now closed as of 2013 and this blanket is quite hard to find. The Loomcrofters StudioA 1789 HISTORIC SITEThe Loomcrofters Studio building is one of the oldest buildings in New Brunswick, dating to about 1789. Although once believed to be about 30 years older, dendrochronological work (dating core samples from the beams and boards) provides a more accurate date that fits the development of modern Gagetown and Queens County much better. Possibly built as a British military storehouse, it may have also been constructed as a private home. Further research is required now that a proper date has been established.About 1945, M. Patricia Jenkins (1912-1985) moved the historic structure from the MacDermott/Reid property, Gagetown, a quarter mile south to its current site on the grounds of her recently purchased heritage home, Roseneath, built by the Honourable Hugh Johnston, Jr about 1810. The building was then set up as the primary weaving studio and retail shop for the Loomcrofters and used as such for almost seventy years, becoming a signature cultural tourism destination in the village of Gagetown.Born at Hampstead in 1912, Miss Jenkins grew up in the village of Gagetown where her father, Willard Jenkins, was the highly respected physician for decades. A very educated woman with degrees in English, Psychology and Education from Acadia University and a teacher by profession, Miss Jenkins turned to weaving in the 1930s when her eyesight began to fail. She trained in Quebec with Oscar Bériau (1883-1947), the person responsible for rescuing the weaving movement in that province and a promoter of Canadian arts and crafts. In 1937 she became involved in a federal-provincial youth training program to develop community leaders to teach weaving and other trades.In 1939 Miss Jenkins founded the Loomcrofters hand weaving studio at the Normal School, Fredericton, but soon moved the operation to the historic property at Gagetown she purchased in 1941. Over time the Loomcrofters gained world renown for their expertise in tartan design and production, including the design of the Royal Canadian Air Force Tartan (1943), the New Brunswick Tartan (1959), the City of Fredericton Tartan (1961) and specially commissioned, hand woven, official New Brunswick gifts to then Princess Elizabeth in 1951, Princess Margaret in 1958, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother in 1967 and Princess Anne in 1973. Employing dozens of local weavers over the years including such local icons as the late Enid Inch and Myra D’Aoust, the Loomcrofters remained active and in business until the end of 2013.
Price: 75 USD
Location: Weymouth, Massachusetts
End Time: 2025-02-05T18:47:01.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Pattern: Plaid
Type: Blanket
Size: 41.5" x 74"
Style: Vintage
Country/Region of Manufacture: Canada
