Silk Mill, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1981
Catherine McQuillen, a warper, checks the fine silk threads as they stretch form their spools to a large wooden warping wheel.
Anna Osika, a winder, watches as the silk thread is wound onto spools.
Emily Stoddard
Quiller
Emily Stoddard
John Thomas
Quiller
Looms
Lou Capwell, mill owner.
Catherine McQuillen
Frank Sage, machine repair.
Emily Stoddard
Emily Stoddard
Catherine Guzy
Pattern Cards
Charlie Diehl (left) and coworker
John Thomas (left), Mary Guzy (center), and Emily Stoddard
Philio Zoppi (left), Aaron Carl (right)
Catherine Guzy (left) and Mary Stoddard
John Thomas
Catherine McQuillin, a warper, selects spools.
June Hassler
Anna Osika, a winder, monitors silk thread wining into spools.
Changing out a spool.
Aaron Carl, loom repairman.
Emily Stoddard and co-worker
June Hassler
Larry Moser (left), coworker, Louis Capwell (right).
Philip Zoppi among the looms.
Weaver Mary Stubits discusses performance issues with loom repairman.
Mary Guzy (left) and sister Catherine with machine repairman Frank Sage.