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Matelasse bedspreads and chenille coverlets

May 29th, 2008

Matelasse Woven Queen Bedspreads

Matelesse woven queen bedspreads measure 102" by 116" and come in a variety of colors and designs including [tag]Heritage[/tag], [tag]Tuscany[/tag], Hampton Roads, Queen Elizabeth, Cape Cod and Abigail Adams (also known as First Lady's Choice).  Queen size is the most popular but twin, full and king sizes are offered.
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Matelasse bedspreads have been woven on looms in Lewiston, Maine, for the past 150 years at the former Bates Mill.  Now, these elegant cotton woven bedspreads are offered in a variety of colors and designs by Maine Heritage Weavers, a company that has former Bates employees weaving bedspreads on looms similar to those used by the former Bates Fabrics. 

These bedspreads are loomed with raised fabric and embossed surface (also called trapunto) designs and are being sold throughout the United States and the rest of the world.  Maine Heritage Weavers receive numerous letters from customers who love their "loomed to be heirloomed" blankets, coverlets and bedspreads. 

May 27th, 2008

Maine Made Matelasse Bedding

Maine Made Matelesse Bedding woven at Maine Heritage Weavers, measure 102" by 116" in queen size and come in a variety of colors and designs including Cape Cod, [tag]Queen Elizabeth[/tag] and [tag]Abigail Adams[/tag] (also remembered as First Lady's Choice). 
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Matelasse bedspreads have been woven on looms in Lewiston, Maine, for the past 150 years at the former Bates Mill.  Now, these luxurious woven cotton bedspreads are offered in a variety of sizes, designs and colors by Maine Heritage Weavers, a company that has former Bates employees weaving bedspreads on looms similar to those used by the former Bates Fabrics.

These heavy loomed bedspreads are woven with raised fabric and embossed surface designs and are being sold throughout the United States and the rest of the world and are regarded as the best money can buy.

May 25th, 2008

Woven Heritage Matelasse Bedspreads

Woven Heritage matelasse bedspreads are woven from the highest grade cotton on Jacquard looms, at Maine Heritage Weavers in Lewiston, Maine. The same city where Benjamin Bates began Bates Manufacturing in 1850.

They are produced at Maine Heritage Weavers, which began 5 years ago by former Bates Fabrics employees. Woven on similar [tag]Jacquard looms[/tag] as Bates, [tag]matelasse[/tag] Heritage bedspreads and coverlets are available in many colors including linen, sage and quartz. Heritage (also remembered as Heirloom) is a repeat pattern of a circular and leaf design and one of the oldest designs in our matelasse collection.

In addition to bedspreads; coverlets, throws and shams are available. Coverlets feature pom-pom fringe and bedspreads have string fringe. They are machine washable and are woven with fade-resistant dyed yarn.

May 23rd, 2008

Luxury USA Bedding

Due to the fact that most woven bedspreads are imported, woven luxury USA bedding is becoming more and more difficult to find.

However, Maine Heritage Weavers is Lewiston, Maine continues to weave Bates style candlewick (terry loop) and matelasse bedding.  Popular American-made quality products like these bedspreads are valued.

Luxurious [tag]bedspreads[/tag], coverlets, blankets and throws are woven by Maine Heritage Weavers, a Maine, USA, based textile company. This company was started by several Maine craftsmen and craftswomen, all former employees of the former Bates Fabrics, the world renown manufacturer of Bates style bedspreads, shams, throws and coverlets.

Maine Heritage Weavers operates out of the same buildings that housed the Bates operation in Lewiston, Maine, USA. Bedspreads and coverlets manufactured at Maine Heritage Weavers are woven with the finest quality materials producing true matelasse and [tag]terry wovens[/tag] proudly made in America.

May 21st, 2008

Candlewick Martha’s Choice Bedspreads and Coverlets

Maine Heritage Weavers manufactures candlewick Martha's Choice bedspreads and coverlets with 100 percent high grade cotton.

Martha's Choice and [tag]American Tradition[/tag] woven by Maine Heritage Weavers are two [tag]candlewick designs[/tag].  Candlewicks are also known as terry loop. Candlewick bedspreads and coverlets were named so because the length of the tuft (or terry loop) on the bedspreads was as long as a candle's wick although some refer to this as chenille.  The loops in a chenille product are cut, whereas candlewick are not.

Martha's Choice, one of www.mhweavers.com most popular designs is available in solid colors of white or antique, and two-tone colors of blue/white or sage/white. It is also available in coverlet sizes with pom-pom fringe, throws, and shams. 

Maine Heritage Weavers is one of the last candlewick textile companies in the United States and is located in Lewiston, Maine.

May 19th, 2008

Seashell Designed Woven Bedspread

A Seashell designed woven bedspread, appropriately named Cape Cod, is back in the Maine Heritage Weavers collection just in time for summer!

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Originally a [tag]flat jacquard[/tag] in the Bates collection, our designer has recreated this seashell pattern for our [tag]matelasse looms[/tag]. With its beautiful pattern of lattice work and seashells this matelasse is designed for any decor. Woven of 100% cotton, trimmed with your choice of braided edge or scalloped fringe, this bedspread is machine washable, fade resistant and is preshrunk. 

Maine Heritage Weavers weaves matelasse and terry bedspreads, coverlets, throws and shams on their Jacquard and dobby looms in Lewiston, Maine. Using the highest quality yarn and fade resistant dyes, their matelasses are "loomed to be heirloomed" and are offered in many color choices.

May 17th, 2008

Queen Woven Luxurious Bedspreads

Queen woven luxurious bedspreads measure 102" by 116" and are 100 percent high quality cotton and woven at Maine Heritage Weavers in the same buildings that bedspreads have been woven for over 150 years.

The most famous of all woven luxury bedspreads are those that were woven by Bates Fabrics.  Woven matelasse cotton designs and are now manufactured by Maine Heritage Weavers, Inc., of Lewiston, Maine. 

Maine Heritage Weavers bedspreads are woven on dobby and [tag]Jacquard looms[/tag] similar to those used by Bates and by former employees of Bates. These very high quality bedspreads are offered in a variety of colors and styles including Queen Elizabeth, Abigail Adams, Heritage and Martha's Choice.

In addition to [tag]queen size bedspreads[/tag], Maine Heritage Weavers weaves all the standard sizes and has the capability of weaving custom designs and sizes.  Because of the quality of materials used in the manufacturing process, coverlets and bedspreads will not shrink more than 3 percent nor fade and are machine washable.

 

May 15th, 2008

USA Woven Coverlets and Bedspreads

USA woven coverlets and bedspreads are woven in cotton yarn, which has a fuzzy pile effect.  The yarn protrudes from all sides of the bedspread or coverlet and produces a much softer feel. 

Coverlets and bedspreads can be woven in wool, silk, cotton or rayon.  Maine Heritage Weavers, Inc., weaves bedspreads and coverlets in high grade cotton. Martha's Choice is one of the most popular designs offered in both bedspreads and coverlets and is of terry construction, also called "candlewick". 

Cape Cod, [tag]Abigail Adams[/tag] and Tuscany are true [tag]matelasse bedspreads[/tag].  Matelasse is defined as quilted or "trapunto" construction.

Maine Heritage Weavers, Inc., (www.mhweavers.com) has the capability to design and weave a variety of products using high quality cotton yarn.  These coverlets and bedspreads last for years and will not shrink more than 3 percent.  They are truly loomed to be heirloomed.

May 13th, 2008

Abigail Adams Matelasse Bedspreads

Abigail Adams matelasse bedspreads are woven in Lewiston, Maine, at Maine Heritage Weavers with the finest quality cotton. 
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Matelasse bedspreads and coverlets have been woven on looms in Lewiston, Maine, for the past 150 years at the former Bates Mill.  Now, these elegant cotton bedspreads are offered in a variety of colors and designs including [tag]Abigail Adams[/tag] and [tag]Queen Elizabeth[/tag] by Maine Heritage Weavers, a company that has former Bates employees weaving bedspreads on looms similar to those used by the former Bates Fabrics. 

These bedspreads are loomed with raised fabric and embossed surface (also named trapunto) designs and are being sold throughout the United States and the rest of the world.  Queen size bedspreads are the most popular in size, and Maine Heritage Weavers also manufactures standard and custom size coverlets and bedspreads.

These 100% cotton bedspreads are preshrunk and machine washable and will not fade nor shrink more than 3 percent.

May 11th, 2008

Woven Trapunto Bedspreads

Trapunto means "to prick with a needle" in Latin.  In Italian trapunto means "to embroider". Many of the woven bedspreads by Maine Heritage Weavers are of trapunto design. 

Maine Heritage Weavers continues the tradition of weaving Heirloom quality bedspreads in one of the former Bates Mills in Lewiston, Maine.

Queen Elizabeth, [tag]Cape Cod[/tag], Heritage (formerly called Heirloom), [tag]Tuscany[/tag] and Abigail Adams are some of the elegant styles still offered.  These trapunto bedspreads are available in seven different colors, shams, and throw sizes.  Heritage is also available in coverlet sizes.