Keywords: Fabric
Item 29074
Fabric Sample & Paper Pattern, York Mills, 1842
Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: 1842 Location: Saco Media: Cotton, paper and ink
Item 29073
York Mills Fabric & Pattern, Saco, 1842
Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: 1842 Location: Saco Media: Cotton, paper and ink
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Adaptive reuse
A themed vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring up-cycled and reused historic fabrics.
Exhibit
Silk Manufacturing in Westbrook
Cultivation of silkworms and manufacture of silk thread was touted as a new agricultural boon for Maine in the early 19th century. However, only small-scale silk production followed. In 1874, the Haskell Silk Co. of Westbrook changed that, importing raw silk, and producing silk machine twist threat, then fabrics, until its demise in 1930.
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - Fabric Adaptive Reuse
"Fabric Adaptive Reuse View the Fabric Adaptive Reuse Slide Show In the past, when silk textiles were so expensive and new dresses required…"
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 1 of 4
"… changed the mood of the times, and of fashion and fabrics. The boyish, shapeless, twenties style disappeared, replaced by a more feminine…"
Story
Lionel "Toots" Bouthot: A life filled with music
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
From the age of 5, a lifetime of contributing to the musical fabric of Biddeford.
Story
My 40 years in Forestry and the Paper Industry in Maine
by Donna Cassese
I was the first female forester hired by Scott Paper and continue to find new uses for wood.
Lesson Plan
Longfellow's Ripple Effect: Journaling With the Poet - "My Lost Youth"
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary
Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
This lesson is part of a series of six lesson plans that will give students the opportunity to become familiar with the works of Longfellow while reflecting upon how his works speak to their own experiences.
Lesson Plan
Longfellow's Ripple Effect: Journaling With the Poet - "Psalm of Life"
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary
Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
This lesson is part of a series of six lesson plans that will give students the opportunity to become familiar with the works of Longfellow while reflecting upon how his works speak to their own experiences.
