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Solid Brass Swing Arm Candelabras

Whether you're using one, two, or three of our Solid Brass Swing Arm Modular Candelabras you're guaranteed to get some oooooohs and aaaaaaahs from your friends! Each piece is adjustable, making them a lot of fun to play around with, and very substantial in weight, being made out of solid brass (no falling over on the job).  Adding candles and setting them alight just adds to the wow factor -- sit back and enjoy the glow. 

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Save the Date! F+S Fall Market

Come join me at the Field + Supply Fall Mrkt! I'll be bringing a little bit of everything: textiles, stone, horn, brass, pillows, and jewelry. I love bringing our horn pieces to the F+S Market because you can see in person how truly beautiful they are and choose the ones that speak to you the most. So many great things to see and feel in person! My tent is going to be in the Butler Lot, pictured above.  As you can see it's got an amazing view of the Hudson River.  Also good to know is that there is a refreshment stand right there and that I'll be bringing stools and a bench for people to sit, take a load...

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Handlooms

Celebrating our handloom weavers and their amazing creations this month.  Starting with the weavers who work on our lightweight textiles in Kerala, southern India. The above image shows Shobha creating a textile on a large wooden handloom setup in an open air environment that is covered.  You can see how lush and tropical it is there. Such a beautiful smile!  She was chuckling a bit after seeing my attempt at working on her handloom.  I'll share a video later of this, which is pretty much guaranteed to make you laugh too. Preparing the warp. This is Sarojini, another radiant and talented weaver that is very highly skilled.  She makes weaving on a handloom look easy, but it requires a lot...

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