Historic Trims by Thistle Hill Weavers

The making of trims, called passementerie in French, is a branch of weaving with its own tools and equipment. Jenny Stewart and Rabbit Goody have redeveloped equipment pictured in Diderot’s Encyclopedia and Falcon’s Compendium. Working from 18^th century pictures, they have been able to bring trim making and coach lace back to a modern hand craft. In this way, trims can match drapery fabric and fit period shapes and forms.

New Thistle Hill Weavers tassel for draperies.

	This is a silk tape trim.
This is a Coach Lace	Weaving technique for the Coach lace

Above, silk fringe for a piano stool for the Hyde Collection

Examples of various trims produced by Thistle Hill Weavers. 
Top, from left to right: Polychrome fringe; Checked tape with cloth covered brass rings used on bed hangings at the Farmer's Museum; Parlor trim.
Middle, left to right: Tassel pull from a blind; toile chair with Thistle Hill Weavers' checkered tape and variegated cotton fringe; a bed hanging with fringe.
Next row: Poly chrome fringe for Mt Vernon - the Lafayette bedroom
Bottom row: Pointed ribbon trim.

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