Bedspreads and Coverlets | Bates bedspreads and Bates coverlets

Maine Heritage Weavers in Lewiston, Maine, manufactures quality USA woven luxury bedspreads with 100 percent high grade preshrunk cotton. Standard and custom sized bedspread and coverlets are offered in a variety of vintage designs including Heritage and Martha Washington’s Choice.

Martha Washington’s Choice, John Adams and American Tradition woven by Maine Heritage Weavers are examples of candlewicks, also known as terry loop or hobnail. Candlewick bedspreads were named so because the length of the tuft (or terry loop) on the bedspread was as long as a candle’s wick.

Martha Washington’s Choice, one of www.mhweavers.com most popular designs is available in solid colors of white or antique. It is also available in standard coverlet sizes and is the heavier weight of the two candlewick chenille designs. American Tradition is available in white or antique in a lighter weight than Martha Washington’s Choice.

One of the last textile companies in the United States, Maine Heritage Weavers are still weaving these luxurious coverlets, bedspreads and throws. They are preshrunk, machine washable, and fade resistant due to the high quality yarns and dyes used in the manufacturing process.

Luxury full-size bedspreads measure 96″x110″ and are woven at Maine Heritage Weavers in Lewiston, Maine by former Bates employees. Coverlets measure 78″x102″ and feature a pom-pom fringe.

Maine Heritage Weavers manufactures both matelasse and chenille bedspreads, coverlets and throws with one hundred percent cotton. Maine Heritage Weavers bedspreads are woven on looms similar to those used by Bates Fabrics (which began in the same city by Benjamin Bates in 1850) and by former employees of Bates in one of the buildings that housed the Bates Manufacturing Company.

These very high quality textiles are offered in a variety of popular styles including Queen Elizabeth, Abigail Adams, Queen Elizabeth, Martha Washington’s Choice and Heritage. The Bates Mill Store has been selling luxury terry loop, matelasse, and ribcord bedspreads for over 50 years. They are located in Lewiston, Maine in one of the former Bates buildings. The website is www.batesmillstore.com.

Free matelasse and candlewick fabric swatches are offered at 1-800-552-2837.

Martha Washington’s Choice luxury coverlets are examples of the fine USA woven candlewick (also referred to as chenille) type coverlets still very popular in America and made in America. Candlewick throws, coverlets and bedspreads such as Martha Washington’s Choice, John Adams and American Tradition are referred to as “chenille” or “terry loop” style.

This elegant vintage style has a needlework effect that produces a 3-D effect through patterns of French knots, or uncut loops forming a fabric pile. Martha Washington’s Choice bedspread is an example of terry-loop (also known as hobnail, chenille or candlewick) construction. American Tradition is a lighter weight design and more popular in warmer climates.

This woven style is very popular for blankets and other bedding produced by Maine Heritage Weavers, Inc., of Lewiston, Maine. Their website is www.mhweavers.com. The Bates Mill Store, www.batesmillstore.com has been carrying USA made terry chenille bedspreads for over 50 years.

Free fabric swatches are available! Custom sizes are also offered for an additional charge.

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

Maine Heritage Weavers, which began over 5 years ago by former Bates Fabrics employees, weaves these luxury throws, bedspreads and coverlets in 100 percent heavy, pre-shrunk cotton. Woven on similar Jacquard and dobby looms as Bates, trapunto woven (matelasse) Heritage coverlets and bedspreads are available in many colors including sage, burgundy and blue.

Heritage (also remembered as Heirloom) is a repeat pattern of a circular and leaf design and one of the oldest designs in our vintage matelasse collection. They are truly “loomed to be heirloomed”.

In addition to these elegant bedspreads, coverlets, shams and throws are available. Coverlets feature pom-pom fringe and bedspreads have string fringe. They are machine washable and are woven with fade-resistant dyed yarn. They are fully guaranteed by Maine Heritage Weavers. Custom sizes are available to accommodate thicker mattresses.

USA woven luxurious bedspreads measure 80″x110″ in twin size in trapunto (matelasse) or terry loop (chenille, hobnail) construction. Ribcord bedspreads measure 76″x110″. Ribcord bedspreads are primarily used in colleges, nursing facilities, and fire departments. Maine Heritage Weavers manufactures matelasse and candlewick/terry loop cotton bedspreads in all standard sizes and custom sizes to fit thicker mattresses.

Maine Heritage Weavers’ bedspreads are woven on looms similar to those used by Bates and are woven by former employees of Bates. These very high quality textiles are offered in a variety of colors and designs including Martha Washington’s Choice and Abigail Adams. Twin, full, queen and king bedspread sizes are also offered as well as coverlets, shams, blankets and throws.

The Bates Mill Store has been selling terry, matelasse, and ribcord bedspreads for over 50 years. Their business office is located in Lewiston, Maine in one of the former Bates buildings. Visit them at www.batesmillstore.com for all your bedding needs.

Luxury hobnail cotton 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 cotton, silk, wool or rayon. Maine Heritage Weavers, Inc., weaves bedspreads and coverlets in high grade 100 percent cotton. Martha Washington’s Choice is one of the most popular hobnail (or candlewick) designs offered in both bedspreads and coverlets and is of terry loop construction, also called “chenille” or “hobnail”.

In addition to candlewick bedspreads, Maine Heritage Weavers manufactures luxurious matelasse bedspreads. Queen Elizabeth, Abigail Adams, Heritage and Tuscany are true matelasse bedspreads woven at this popular textile company. 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 luxury bedspreads and coverlets last for years and will not shrink more than 3 percent. They are truly loomed to be heirloomed.

USA woven luxury bedspreads measure 80″x110″ in twin size in trapunto (matelasse) or terry loop (hobnail) construction. Ribcord bedspreads measure 76″x110″. Ribcord bedspreads are primarily used in colleges, nursing facilities, and fire departments.

Maine Heritage Weavers, from Lewiston, Maine, manufactures matelasse and candlewick/terry loop cotton bedspreads in all standard sizes and custom sizes to fit thicker mattresses.

Maine Heritage Weavers’ bedspreads are woven on looms similar to those used by Bates and are woven by former employees of Bates. These very high quality textiles are offered in a variety of colors and designs including Martha Washington’s Choice and Queen Elizabeth.

Twin, full, queen and king bedspread sizes are also offered as well as coverlets, shams, blankets and throws. The Bates Mill Store has been selling terry, matelasse, and ribcord bedspreads for over 50 years. They are located in Lewiston, Maine in one of the former Bates buildings.

Woven vintage bedspreads in full size measure 90″ by 110″. They are woven in 100 percent high quality cotton and 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 vintage designs are now manufactured by Maine Heritage Weavers, Inc., of Lewiston, Maine by former Bates employees on Jacquard and dobby looms.

Maine Heritage Weavers bedspreads are woven on Jacquard and dobby looms 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 and Martha Washington’s Choice.

In addition to full size bedspreads, 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.

These USA made bedspreads are some of the finest in the world and will last for many years.

USA woven luxury bedspreads measure 80″x110″ in twin size in trapunto (matelasse) or terry loop (hobnail) construction. Ribcord bedspreads measure 76″x110″. Ribcord bedspreads are primarily used in colleges, nursing facilities, and fire departments. Maine Heritage Weavers manufactures matelasse and candlewick/terry loop cotton bedspreads in all standard sizes and custom sizes to fit thicker mattresses.

Maine Heritage Weavers’ bedspreads are woven on looms similar to those used by Bates and are woven by former employees of Bates. These very high quality textiles are offered in a variety of colors and designs including Martha Washington’s Choice and Queen Elizabeth. Twin, full, queen and king bedspread sizes are also offered as well as coverlets, shams, blankets and throws. The Bates Mill Store has been selling terry, matelasse, and ribcord bedspreads for over 50 years. They are located in Lewiston, Maine in one of the former Bates buildings.

Luxury USA woven bedspreads measure 80″x110″ in twin size in trapunto (matelasse) or terry loop (chenille) construction. Ribcord bedspreads measure 76″x110″. Ribcord bedspreads are primarily used in colleges, nursing facilities, and fire departments. Maine Heritage Weavers manufactures matelasse and candlewick/terry loop cotton bedspreads in all standard sizes and custom sizes to fit thicker mattresses.

Maine Heritage Weavers’ bedspreads are woven on looms similar to those used by Bates and are woven by former employees of Bates. These very high quality textiles are offered in a variety of colors and designs including Martha Washington’s Choice and Abigail Adams. Twin, full, queen and king bedspread sizes are also offered as well as coverlets, shams, blankets and throws. The Bates Mill Store has been selling terry, matelasse, and ribcord bedspreads for over 50 years. They are located in Lewiston, Maine in one of the former Bates buildings.