Ready for Ballet Season!

We just finished weaving a group of bamboo and linen shawls perfect for the upcoming ballet season here in Saratoga Springs. New York City Ballet is in residence from July 6-17 here at SPAC (Saratoga Performing Arts Center.)
The amphitheatre is outdoors in a State Park and the evenings can get a bit chilly. My shawls are handwoven with a lacy leno weave on a cream colored warp and ecru weft so the pattern is subtle and elegant.

Arts Fest 2010

Saratoga Arts Fest took place on June 10-13 and brought lots of visitors and customers to Beekman Street. Our studio was open all weekend with a small loom for kids to try out. Studios in the Arts District were open to the public and several visiting artists set up displays. We also hosted a Trashion Show with high school students modeling "clothing" made from potato chip bags, playing cards, lamp shades, and duct tape. It was a hit and brought a lot of new people to our street.

Porch Restoration

In May, the Saratoga Preservation Foundation, honored us with a Preservation Award for our exterior facade at 143 Grand Ave. This encouraged us to continue restoration work on the porches, using the original posts and trims. Our friend Art Baird, and Richard salvaged and refitted the old posts. Over the summer, we'll get to the side porches and finish up the painting.

Back from the Smithsonian Show. It takes place every year in April at the National Building Museum in Washington DC. A magnificent show, thank you to all our Washington patrons! We will be busy filling your orders for our handwoven jackets and vests all spring.....

Smithsonian Craft Show April 22-25

Classic black and cream with pewter accent in a glenplaid design woven of 100% bamboo fiber.
See our scarf collection and much more in Booth 404 at the 28th annual Smithsonian Craft Show.
www.smithsoniancraftshow.org
Show hours:
Thursday: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
National Building Museum, 401 F Street NW, Washington DC

Baltimore Craft Show Feb 23-28

Richard making a warp for a new stripe fabric in cotton and bamboo for mens shirting.

Designing at the loom. As we weave, it's important to record the layout- warp and weft formats, how many ends and picks per inch, all that technical stuff. So that we can repeat it if the scarf becomes a best-seller.

New designs for our upcoming shows (see "spring" schedule below) These are scarves woven from recycled cotton with an overlay of soy wool fiber which also becomes a selvedge fringe when cut and finished. You'll have to come to the show to see the finished product- very fun and funky!

Feb 23-24 American Craft Council Show, Baltimore Convention Center,

Baltimore MD Booth 900 wholesale to the trade (2 days) www.craftcouncil.org

Feb 25-28 American Craft Council Show, Baltimore Convention Center,

Baltimore MD Booth 900 retail/ general admission (4 days) www.craftcouncil.org

March 5-7 Germantown Friends Show, Friends School, 31 Coulter St, Philadelphia PA

www.germantownfriends.org 215-951-2300

April 21-25 Smithsonian Craft Show, National Building Museum, 401 F St NW,

Washington DC www.smithsoniancraftshow.org

Happy New Year 2010!

Upcoming Events:

Feb 6, 10am - 1pm Felt Workshop with Linda Van Alstyne. Learn how to make felted soaps, using wool roving to form a built-in washcloth... Naturally exfoliating, and good clean felting fun!

Feb 23-24 Booth 900 American Craft Council Show, Baltimore Convention Center,

Baltimore MD wholesale to the trade (2 days) www.craftcouncil.org

Feb 25-28 Booth 900 American Craft Council Show, Baltimore Convention Center,

Baltimore MD retail/ general admission (4 days) www.craftcouncil.org

March 5-7 Germantown Friends Show, Friends School, 31 Coulter St, Philadelphia PA

www.germantownfriends.org 215-951-2300

April 21-25 Smithsonian Craft Show, National Building Museum, 401 F St NW,

Washington DC www.smithsoniancraftshow.org

Christmas on Beekman Street

Our first holiday season on Beekman Street is a lot of fun.... Neighbors and friends stop in to see our handwoven scarves and ties, bags and caps; perfect accessories for the special people in your life! We are open through Dec 23, then closed for a few days, and open again on Weds. Dec 3o to get ready for First Nite which happens of course, Dec 31. We'll be open then 10 am till 9 pm with kids crafts, weaving demos, and lots of hot cocoa and cookies to warm you up. Come join us!January 2nd is First Saturday and we'll be open late again, serving wine and cheese and showing off our latest creations. Winter hours starting in the New Year will be Wednesdays through Saturdays 10- 5. Hope to see you soon! Happy New Year!

Studio Visitors- Happy Thanksgiving!

Nieces and nephew visiting from Virginia, modeling our newest creations....Happy Thanksgiving one and all!


Our nephew John Gabe comes to visit from Virginia, he's a natural weaver!

1st Annual Holiday Open House Dec 5-6 2009

Please join us for our 1st Annual Holiday Open House
Saturday and Sunday December 5 and 6, 2009.
Hours: Saturday 12/5: 10am-8pm and Sunday 12/6: 12pm -4pm.
We're celebrating our first holiday season as part of the Beekman Street Arts District!
Come join us for wassail and cookies, weaving demonstrations, and special sales on our handwoven clothing and accessories, perfect for gift-giving.
Hope to see you soon! Happy Holidays from frittelli & LOCKWOOD at Textile Studio!
www.frittelli-lockwood.com


Great Gift Idea for that special woman in your life.... a handwoven bamboo scarf from frittelli & LOCKWOOD at Textile Studio, 143 Grand Ave at Beekman Street, Saratoga Springs NY

Great Gift Idea for that special man in your life..... a handwoven shirt in cotton and bamboo fiber, handwoven scarf in silk and chenille. Come see our collection at Textile Studio, 143 Grand Ave at Beekman Street, Saratoga Springs NY.

FALL UPDATE: Looms with a View

Getting closer to a good "After" shot.... still have the porches to finish. We want to face the posts and add the period details- still have the originals in the basement. Hope to get to that project this fall... meanwhile we're busy prepping for our upcoming shows both near and far:



Sept 26,27 Washington County Fairgrounds Greenwich NY
http://www.washingtoncountyfair.com/ I'll be weaving on a floor loom using alpaca yarns and displaying a collection of our handwoven clothing and accessories.

Oct 24,25 Proctors Northeast Fine Craft show. www.proctors.org/events/5055
432 State Street, Schenectady NY

Oct 30-Nov 1 Smithsonian Trunk Show at the National Building Museum, Washington DC http://www.craft2wear.smithsonian.org/

November 6-7, 4th Annual Albany Holiday Studio Sale
Friday 5pm - 9pm Saturday 10am - 5pm 725 Madison Avenue, Albany, NY
A Splendid Show and Sale of Art & Craft held in a gracious 1895 mansion near Washington Park, the 4th Annual Albany Holiday Studio Sale benefits the programs of The Woman's Club of Albany. Part of Albany's 1st Friday. Admission and parking are free, and the artisan-themed Spotted Dog Cafe will serve refreshments and light fare and desserts. More info and artist interviews:
http://www.albanyholidaystudiosale.blogspot.com

Nov 20-22 Marlboro, MA Paradise City Arts Festival, Royal Plaza Trade Ctr, Marlboro MA http://www.paradisecityarts.com/

Dec 11-13 CraftBoston at the Cyclorama, Tremont St, Boston, MA
http://www.craftboston.org/


Here is the front of the gallery with some of our menswear and womens' jackets. We're still playing with display trying to balance comfortable retail space with work space.


Here's a loom with a view! This is the end of a black bamboo warp that I wove shawls on. Next warp will be cream bamboo for shawl orders that I took at the Evanston IL show late summer (http://www.americancraftexpo.org/)


Here's how we've set up our gallery and weaving space in the front part of the building. This is an old button attacher that works well with our necktie display. We're hoping a visitor will recognize this machine and show us how to use it


Amejo Amyot (http://www.beekmanartists.com/) got us all going to install bike racks at various businesses along the Arts District. She designed a basic structure to which we each add an element that relates to our business. We attached an industrial shuttle to the top- our "Flying Shuttle."
I LOVE riding my bike to work these glorious fall days- I stuff the panniers with my paperwork, lunch, and weaving slippers and off I go.








Well, it's about time to add a new post!
We've been open for a couple months now. Last Saturday, we joined in the festivities of the WEST SIDE CELEBRATION. Artists and musicians filled the streets of the Arts District and food vendors served sausage and pepper rolls and cannoli's. We put a tent of sample sale items outside and Claire served lemonade and hot chocolate. Our county supervisor, Joanne Yepsen (http://www.joanneyepsen.com/) started her fall campaign so we agreed to advertise a bit for her. She has done a great deal for the West Side and the Arts District in particular. Thank you, Joanne, we'll be rooting for you!

We're Open!

We are officially OPEN! The city has approved our space and we get a C.O. on July 8, 2009 exactly 1 year and 8 months from when we purchased the building in November 2007. It has been a long haul and we are so thankful to be here!


Richard proudly displays the first yardage woven in our new studio.

We have Visitors

Not really a visitor... daughter Claire plays dress up in our accessories and poses at our new entrance way.


Our friend Dorothy Price, a retired clothing designer from New York gives us lots of encouragement.


My college friend Marsha Pritchard visits from Colorado. She's looking for land in Washington County. As a kitchen and bath designer, she's seen it all and is very helpful with advice about how to work with a shall-we-say difficult contractor.

Peter Harrison, a furniture designer from Galway, checks in on our progress. You can see his gorgeous pieces at http://www.lavassa.com/

Final Stages

Mitch and Darrell finish up the pipe railings, seems like there are miles of them. The rainy weather is not helping finish up this job!


We have a sign made up with our new "dba" name. Love the font on this and it will read well from the street.

Since code requires we have a smooth walk from sidewalk to ADA ramp, we decide to have other concrete walks as well to front entrance and from driveway

to Beekman porch entrance. More dirt piles....

Settling In

I'm weaving in our new space! Feels good to treadle a loom
again even though we're still in unpacking mode. Where did I pack
the tape measures??


Schuyler walks over from the High School after Regents exams to
help unpack yarns and wash windows. What a good son!
Notice the rainbow effect of the yarn shelf...

Trying to get a good "After" shot, not quite there yet till the porch gets finished up. But we're making progress. The final stages just seem to crawl....we're so ready to be done with this project and get back to work!!


Here's our finished ramp- waiting now for another concrete pour for steps, then metal railings will be installed. It was nice to have the ramp for the load-in with 500 lb. looms on dollies.

We've Moved!! By June 1st, all the heavy looms, sewing machines, and equipment gets moved in. Richard and I and many van/trailer loads finish the job 3 days later. How did we ever accumulate so much stuff in 8 short years?!?

Gary finishes up the wood trim end of May. We love the accent blocks at the corner with contrast grain. This is the front gallery space which will feature our clothing and accessories. We'll display some knockout pieces in the triple window for all the diners at The Local across the street to notice!

Wainscotting in the back cutting room, salvaged wood from 19th century buildings. We'll put a light coat of poly sealer on it. I think this is going to be my favorite room because of the north light and all the windows....

"I could have danced all night!"

A corner of the front gallery space. It absolutely glows!


Nick and Gary are finishing up the flooring in the back room which will house our cutting table.
We only wish that we didn't have to cover any square footage with equipment. This floor is meant for dancing!!


Gary arrives to install the gorgeous floor boards he salvages
from old Pennsylvania barn beams. He fabricates tongue and groove lengths from these strips,
then finishes them with 3 coats of poly before installing them. We love his artistry as much as his 200 year old reclaimed flooring.

An Exciting Day at 143 Grand!

Sam has been doing a fabulous job on both interior and

exterior painting. As you can see, there is some fussy

detail on our trim. We are making good progress with

good painting weather this spring... let's hope it continues.

We've been waiting for Jeff to be available for the pour.

He's been working non-stop on a hotel in Lake George set

to open May 1st with 400 guests booked for the first night!

Cement truck arrives onsite to pour the ramp.

Siding and Trim

Starting to look like something! We're happy with the

soft teal siding and mustard trim. It's going to get complicated

when we get to the frieze boards and dentils high above.

We're playing with color samples now trying to stay one step ahead of the painter...