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The Woolgatherers is a family run business. Sara is the weaver and spinner with nearly 30 years of experience. Hans is the engineer and woodworker. Together we produce a line of portable weaving looms and weaving accessories as well as quality handwoven items. We specialize in small to mid-sized looms for the smaller home or apartment. Our Dutch Master table looms fold down into a fishing tackle bag that flies along as carry-on baggage. To complement the travel looms, we are importers of ÖXABÄCK small footprint countermarche looms from Sweden. A full line of spinning and weaving equipment is available to make fiber pursuits more pleasurable. Our book selection includes out of print titles - collected wherever we find them. Our expertise, built on years of experience, helps us help you find exactly the tools you need. Hans uses his engineering skills to adapt and repair looms and spinning wheels. The Woolgatherers carries a complete assortment of knitting needles, crochet hooks, tatting shuttles and other needlework supplies. We carry a variety of knitting yarns, DMC crochet cotton and linen embroidery floss, and imported linen evenweave for stitching projects. Imported linen towels, damask napkins and other finished textiles, suitable for gifts, round out our product line. Handwoven fabrics include one of a kind damask pieces as well as distinctive household textiles with a European flair. The Woolgatherers is now open Tues—Sat. 10—5 at 35 N. Main St. in Fond du Lac. Individual instruction offered in weaving, spinning, knitting, felting and dyeing. Please stop by when you're close - just off Highway 41 in downtown Fond du Lac.
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| The Woolgatherers originated in a small town, north of Hamburg Germany in the mid 1980’s. At that time, the business was based around a small herd of milking sheep, their products, and handspun/handwoven textiles. | ![]() ![]() |
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| The Lilqvist loom, mainstay all these years resided in the upstairs bedroom - where the ceiling sloped down. The first sales took place at the local farmer's marker. Time went by, the boys wished to study in the US and the family moved to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. After many years of working "normal" jobs, Sara and Hans are happy to have the chance to put those early years into the mix at their new retail outlet in Fond du Lac. | ![]() ![]() |
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