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Quilting in Wales

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A passion for collecting distinctive Welsh quilts that began in the 1970s became a full-time business for Jen Jones. She and her husband converted a stone farmhouse built in the 1730s into an antique shop that sells Welsh quilts alongside wool blankets, decorative arts and pottery.

Appreciation, Antiquities, Wales, Collections and collecting, Quilts, Quilting, Welsh, Welsh (British people)

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Weaving historical yarns

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J.R. Burrows and Co manufactures carpets with 18th- and 19th-century designs. The company has more than 300 carpet designs woven in the style of the late 18th- and early 19th-century patterns. The company is based in Rockland, MA, some 20 miles southeast of Boston.

Product information, Rug and carpet industry, J.R. Burrows and Co.

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Two lakeside hideaways

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The towns of Skaneateles and Cazenovia in New York provide tourists with a glimpse of 19th-century architecture. Attractions include the Clift Park pier and Sherwood Inn in Skaneateles and the First Presbyterian Church and Amanda Bury Antiques shop in Cazenovia.

Description and travel, Historic buildings, Cazenovia, New York

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