Italy has cashmere, Maine has Swans Island Blankets.
Located in midcoast Maine, in modest Northport, they have become renowned worldwide for their magnificent, hand-made, blankets. You’ll find them listed by many of the leading designers as a must-have. And they could only be made in Maine.
Bill Laurita, one of the talented owners, gives us Part One of his own story, and Maine has a staring role.
Click here to see the larger version of the video. (Part Two and Part Three.)
Swans Island Blankets, 231 Atlantic Highway, Route 1, Northport, ME 04849, 207-338-9691, www.swansislandblankets.com
Their showroom and studio is located just north of the bridge that crosses the Ducktrap River, above Lincolnville and Camden, and below Belfast.
See Part One and Part Two.
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