Keywords: Natural dyes
Item 105471
Olive Gray's childhood dress, North Yarmouth, ca. 1785
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1785 Location: North Yarmouth Media: Cotton
Item 16374
Flooding of the Worumbo Mill, Lisbon Falls, 1936
Contributed by: Lisbon Historical Society Date: 1936 Location: Lisbon Falls Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Biddeford, Saco and the Textile Industry
The largest textile factory in the country reached seven stories up on the banks of the Saco River in 1825, ushering in more than a century of making cloth in Biddeford and Saco. Along with the industry came larger populations and commercial, retail, social, and cultural growth.
Exhibit
Northern Threads: The rise and fall of the gigot sleeve
A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring the balloon-like gigot sleeve of the 1830s.
Site Page
Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes
"… behind Wabanaki shacks and tents were filled with dyes used for basketmaking. After dipping each slender strip of ash wood into the hot, bright…"
Story
Co-founding Halcyon Yarn and learning to weave
by Hector Jaeger
Moving to Maine, Halcyon Yarn, and rediscovering the joy of weaving
