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by Tina Firesheets A post-graduation internship brought Molly Fitzpatrick to Winston-Salem, and her fondness for the city remains even though sheâs moved on. The Ohio native found her calling in nearby Rural Hall at Lantal Textiles, Inc. Molly Fitzpatrick when she worked at Lantal mill in Rural Hall. Courtesy of Molly Fitzpatrick âMy time there was a very foundational experience,â she says. âI learned how to value the work, time and resources it takes to create a textile.â After five years at Lantal, Fitzpatrick returned to Cleveland. She founded her own home textile brand, DittoHouse, in 2015. Itâs known for bold, graphic textile designs, with varied influences. ....
DittoHouse, the Cleveland-based textile brand founded in 2015 by textile designer Molly Fitzpatrick, recently joined forces with Trama Textiles of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala to launch a colorful new textile collection. Dubbed the Woven Collaboration, the new series leverages one of the earliest methods of weaving – a backstrap loom. The Wolven Collection includes nine pieces that were designed by both the DittoHouse and woven by women that are a part of the 100% worker-owned and worker-run cooperative that is Trama Textiles. Molly Fitzpatrick commented on the new collaboration, stating: Iʼm thrilled to partner with Trama Textiles for many reasons: they are the best weavers in the world and dedicated preservationists of their craft and culture, the organization is founded and run by Indigenous women and 100% worker owned – they are a model of “what could be” in American business – an organized, empowering, sustainable cooperative. The group is incredibly communi ....
Cleveland’s Dittohouse brand collaborates with Guatemalan collective for new textile collection Updated Feb 03, 2021; CLEVELAND, Ohio Modern bursts of color meet ancient weaving techniques in a new line of textiles from Cleveland’s Dittohouse brand, in collaboration with Trama Textiles, a cooperative in Guatemala. It’s the first collection to arrive from Dittohouse in two years. Each piece was designed by Dittohouse founder Molly Fitzpatrick, then created by Guatemalan weavers using backstrap looms. This style of weaving uses the body as a tension point for the loom, with artists pulling yarn between themselves and a post while they weave. ....