Author Archives: Bill Laurita

New England Mills… Going, Going, Gone.

New England textile mills… a great place to live. Any drive around New England, including our [...]

Swans Island's handwoven winter blankets alongside a spring lamb at the farm at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine. Fleece from this flock will go into making more of these blankets in the future.
Sustainability Comes Naturally At Swans Island

Commitment to Sustainability Sustainability comes naturally at Swans Island Company. It’s in our blood. When [...]

Camden Harbor windjammers
An Insider’s Guide to Summer in Camden, Maine

Summer in Camden If you have been fortunate to experience those three words then they [...]

Swans Island farmhouse
The Farmhouse in Northport, Maine

Grace Blankets hanging on a branch
Remaining True To Our Roots

Swans Island is celebrating thirty years in business: 1992–2022. It is somehow fitting that we [...]

John and Carolyn Grace, founders of Swans Island Company, with a flock of sheep in 1992.
In Search of a Meaningful Life

A single weft yarn wavers above a ground of plain weave creating a modern a graphic design on the loom at Swans Island Company.
Keeping it Simple

Keeping it Simple At Swans Island Company we keep it simple: fleece from sheep, hands [...]

woman seated on bed with Heritage Blanket
A Blanket’s Journey from Farm to Finish

Swans Island is Handmade for Life

At Swans Island Company we believe in the simple beauty of everyday things. We transform [...]

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