Hill Country Weavers

felted slippers, embroidered embellishments, top down knitting for fall, learn to line, lace, noro & fair- isle, socks on 2 circs, cables, knit express, hip to knit and more........

GOT REED? HILL COUNTRY WEAVERS DOES! our basketry department is growing

CHECK OUT THE NEW SPINNING and WEAVING SCHEDULE!

Welcome to the HCW family! Not just a retail store, HCW has been a gathering place for the Austin and Central Texas fiber community for 24 years.

Suzanne Middlebrooks received her B.S. degree in textiles at the University of Texas. Soon after graduating, she entered a traditional retail work environment as a buyer at a large department store in San Antonio, Texas. She started weaving as a hobby while in San Antonio. She began getting requests from family and friends for custom pieces and commissions and in 1975 began to sell her works at national craft fairs. In 1979, Suzanne moved to Austin, Texas and joined a fiber co-op ," Dreams into Reality" and met her business partner and fellow weaver, Marta Shannon. The two women opened their first retail business, a 500 square foot store near the University of Texas that was primarily devoted to weaving, hence the name, Hill Country Weavers. They offered weaving classes and had a small gallery but quickly expanded as a response to the local knitters in Austin. By 1981, Suzanne had retaught herself to knit, moved to a new and larger location at 12th and Lamar, and expanded her product line and services to include weaving, knitting, and basketry. The move to the Yellow House on South Congress took place in 1996 prior to the boom in the SoCo business district and neighborhood. With the recent explosion in knitting, Suzanne has expanded with the annex across the street to add additional classroom space and is an active participant in "First Thursdays on SoCo" a monthly mercantile/street festival event that rivals the popularity of Austin's famous 6th Street.

Meet Stella the Hill Country Weavers Shop Dog!

LOOKING FOR INSPIRATION THIS FALL? COME TAKE A LOOK AT THE NEW LOUISA HARDING PATTERNS!!

FIRST THURSDAY IS June 5th! [WE'RE ON RAVELRY, ARE YOU?] HCW now has a group on ravelry! Just type Hill Country Weavers in the group search tool and you will find our icon. And if you're not on Ravelry, you're going to want to be. Go to www.ravelry.com and sign up now!!!

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