AVL Customers

Bodmer Blankets The Bodmers are fantastic designers and weavers who have done wonders on their AVL Rug Loom and Production Dobby Loom. Their impeccable attention to detail shows up even in their bindings.

Sara Goodman Sara Goodman is a textile artist with a studio and school in New Hampshire. Her work has an international flair with impact created by her own hand dyed fiber, and of course woven on her AVL 24 harness A-Series.

Lucille Crighton Lucille Crighton creates intricately woven, one-of-a-kind, handwoven jackets, vests and scarves for a private clientele, select craft shows and galleries.

Hechizoo This Colombian company has one of the most unusual and unique handwoven lines in the world. Their niche is combining metals, like copper and tin, with indigenous fibers like fique and cumare. Beware of imitations ... Hechizoo is one-of-a-kind.

Jhane Barnes Home Page Jhane is one of AVL colorware's best and most experienced users. Her company's web site is a real treat.

Georgina Whitney Georgina is a fabulous weaver from Argentina.

Cathy Bolding Ever wonder what it's like to weave your dreams? Check out Cathy Bolding's web site for a glimpse into how one weaver uses her AVL Jacquard Loom to fabricate stunning art pieces and more.

Russell Howard Designs Russell Howard creates unique “art to wear” woman's jackets and accessories for every occasion. Made from hand woven, Shibori dyed and hand painted rayon chenille, cotton and wool fabrics.

Laura Thomas Laura works from a studio in the heart of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales in the UK. Her work is inspired in large part by her home county of Pembrokeshire on the picturesque West Wales coast. Laura produces all of her hand-woven fabrics on a 24 shaft AVL Compu-Dobby loom, which has a maximum weaving width of 1 metre.

Joanna Louca Joanna Louca, of Cyprus, makes wonderful handbags on her AVL looms. Her newly redesigned Web Site is a marvel to behold and a great example of how a weaver can market his or her wares.

Sandra Rude Sandra is an experienced weaver of complex designs and interesting cloth.

Atlantic Blanket Company Click here to learn about one of the great inspirational weaving stories of our time. It's a great tale of two Boston lawyers who dropped everything and became: weavers. Weavers who, of course, use AVL looms. And, oh yes, they make blankets to die for.

From Silk to Venezuelan Fibres If you link to just one site, then this is the one. The Morera Studio in the jungle of Venezuela may be the most ambitious weaving studio in the world. Weavers Eduardo Portillo and Maria Davila have successfully transferred the technology of silk production from China to their home. Amazing! Inspiring! Revolutionary! Loads of pictures.

Sandy Fisher Handwoven Check out this site. It's a wonderful example of how an individual craftsperson can make great use of the Web. The weaving is great, the photos even better and best of all, she's from Chico (like us!).

Genopalette located in the bluffs and bottomland of the Missouri River is home to a flock of naturally colored sheep. That's what Genopalette means: a palette of sheep-created colors. Check out their beautiful web site to see what they weave on their AVL loom.

Patrice George Designs Looking for dobby or jacquard designs, then don't miss this site. Patrice George may be the finest independent designer in the USA. Her looms and software? AVL, of course!

Preeti Gilani A fabulous new site from London that shows how someone can make a real statement with an AVL loom. A must-see for all handweavers and people who love handweaving.

Handweaver.com The handweaver is Jane Ballagh, owner of two AVL looms. Located in picturesque Blacksburg, Virginia, Jane specializes in original designs, utilizing mostly Summer and Winter.

Janice Jones Handweaving and designing textiles for clothing and the home has been the passion of Janice Jones since 1970. Now, in a studio overlooking hayfields and woodlands in central Maine, she designs weaves on an AVL loom and finishes scarves, shawls, clothing, and accessories for the home.

Maison Bouvrier is an outstanding example of a company that creates the highest quality products for the best possible purposes. Visit this web site to see how this 130-year-old company maintains an impeccable level of quality for the liturgical garments they create ... on AVL looms.

Kelly Marshall Wow! What a site! Great rugs. Wonderful displays. Minnesota's finest.

Bruce McLaughlin Here's a unique site that combines/represents a unique symbiosis between two disparate product lines. Very interesting from its unique business approach to its exquisite weaving.

Diane Mortensen Diane has been weaving since 1971 and, in our opinion, is one of the most knowledgeable folks around when it comes to the use of an AVL. Her site offers a rare combination of handwovens and handweaving tips and advice.

O'Hara Weaving Sheila O'Hara is one of the most inventive, creative, and fun weavers ever to throw a shuttle on an AVL loom. Check out her pages to see just what you can accomplish with 16 harnesses and a Compu-Dobby®.

Quail Run Fiber Mill Click here to learn about their loom and weaving business. Click on this link to read their latest press release.

Salvaj Rag rugs in designer colors?!? Must be seen to be believed!

Savannah College of Art and Design Fiber Department SCAD teaches with a 1728 hook AVL Compu-Jacq and a Studio Dobby Loom along with their already imposing collection, plus their Web Site is very cool (and their CD-ROM is awesome).

The Ann Sutton Foundation, which opened in late 2001, is dedicated to becoming the finest handweaving research institute on the planet. Not only that, but it's a tribute to our great friend, the living legend herself, Ann Sutton. Don't miss this site!

Textillery: The Textillery is America's leading producer of hand-woven throws, pillows, and decorative accessories and they are ALL produced on AVL looms! Check out their description page (http://www.textillery.com/products.html#description) for a pictorial essay on how they make their throws. A very informative site.

Treasured Textiles creates unique handwoven pieces on AVL looms, while specializing in Scottish tartans. Custom orders and reproductions can also be designed for individuals and organizations.

Whimsical Weaving of West Yellowstone: The Whimsical Weaver... is Elizabeth Tritthart of West Yellowstone. Liz has put together a fabulous site primarily dedicated to the study of weaves via WeavePoint.

Liz Williamson, of Canberra, Australia, is one of the leading practitioners of woven art in the world (and a passionate AVL user as well). Her site includes some wonderful downloadable GIFs of her work.

Lois Bryant's work appears in the permanent collections of the National Museum of Design/ Cooper-Hewitt Museum/Smithsonian Institution, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Liz Claiborne stores, United Airlines, and other corporate and residential collections.

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