We took a brief family vacation this week to see the eclipse, and on the way home we detoured through Harrisville, NH to visit the folks at Harrisville Designs, makers of the Friendly Loom potholder-weaving loops.
We had a lovely conversation with Nick, the managing director at HD, and Hope, their creative manager, as well as the team that runs the retail shop. It was great getting to talk to folks who are so deeply engaged in this field, and to express our appreciation for their work.
We look forward to visiting again in the future, and perhaps taking a tour of the production facilities.
[Postscript:] A few people asked about the shop, so I figured I’d add a note about it here. The retail store fills nearly the entire first floor of that building, and it’s spacious and bright.
Potholders are just one part of their business, so the loops are all over in one corner, while the rest is filled with various kinds of yarn for knitting, crochet, traditional weaving, and so forth. The staff is all super friendly, and they host various kinds of local crafter gatherings.
The product offerings and prices are all basically the same as what you’d find on their website, but seeing them in person was nice — if you find yourself in southern New Hampshire, it’s definitely worth the visit!
Oh how grand.
Thank you for sharing. I use your patterns and get my loops from there!
Hi! I quite joyfully stumbled across your information this morning and will be hard pressed to stop myself from doing nothing more today than exploring and poking around in here. Thank you so very much for all of you efforts and time putting this together.
A month long trip throughout New England would not be complete without a visit to HD. The clerk was just opening the bag with the new color Dark Teal. So many other colors and free patterns. Loaded up and also got some roving to spin. Great visit all around. Stop in if you get the chance.
Correction the color is Deep Teal.