All Journals

New England Mills… Going, Going, Gone.
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
Camden Harbor windjammers
An Insider’s Guide to Summer in Camden, Maine
sheep in boat
The Story Behind the Sheep in the Boat
Swans Island farmhouse
The Farmhouse in Northport, Maine
Grace Blankets hanging on a branch
Remaining True To Our Roots
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
woman seated on bed with Heritage Blanket
A Blanket’s Journey from Farm to Finish
Swans Island is Handmade for Life