Marshville Heritage Society's Heritage preservation
THE WEAVERY
A person who makes fabric by weaving fiber together is a weaver.
Most weavers use a loom, a device that holds the threads tightly as they're being woven.
Fast Facts
- The loom you see here was built circa 1800
- The loom was originally housed in Jim Young’s homestead on Young’s Road in Wainfleet
- Jim’s grandfather, Joseph wove blanker learned to weave at the age of 11. He wove blankets and rag rugs on it
- The loom was donated by Jim & Miriam Young