Shelburne in Chittenden County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)

Weaving Shop

Constructed on-site: 1955

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 7, 2017

1. Weaving Shop Marker

Inscription. Constructed using historic building materials, the Weaving Shop exhibits a variety of hand-spinning and weaving equipment and interprets American textile traditions practiced in a 19^th-century weaving shop.

On view are processing tools, wool and flax wheels, several barn-frame looms, including a rare 1890s Jacquard model—the first machine to use punch cards to store intricate weaving patterns and sequence mechanical operations—and historic and contemporary examples of textiles such as blankets, coverlets, towels, tablecloths, and fabric yardage.

Erected by the Shelburne Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 44° 22.689′ N, 73° 13.829′ W. Marker is in Shelburne, Vermont, in Chittenden County. It can be reached from Shelburne Road. Marker and building are on the Shelburne Museum grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6000 Shelburne Road (US Hwy 7), Shelburne VT 05482, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Champlain Valley

and in Greater Burlington.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Print Shop (a few steps from this marker); Shaker Shed (a few steps from this marker); Danby Water Fountain, Before 1911 (within shouting distance of this marker);

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Horseshoe Barn (within shouting distance of this marker); Jail (within shouting distance of this marker); Horseshoe Barn Annex (within shouting distance of this marker); Smokehouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Ron Stowell (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shelburne.

Also see . . . The Shelburne Museum Story. (Submitted on October 24, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Weaving Shop and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 7, 2017

2. Weaving Shop and Marker

Weaving Shop Loom image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 7, 2017

3. Weaving Shop Loom

Weaving Shop Jacquard Loom image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 7, 2017

4. Weaving Shop Jacquard Loom

Weaving Shop Jacquard Loom Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 7, 2017

5. Weaving Shop Jacquard Loom Marker

Weaving Shop Exhibits image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 7, 2017

6. Weaving Shop Exhibits

Credits. This page was last revised on May 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 284 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 24, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.