Explaining the skills of fabric weaving
The Wevershuis was built between 1722 and 1730 at Dorpsstraat 861-863 in Assendelft and served as a home weaving mill until the beginning of the twentieth century. In collaboration with the Zaanse Schans Foundation, Stadsherstel saved the house from demolition in 2011. Reconstruction started in 2015. The Zaans Museum will demonstrate home weaving from March 24, 2016. There is plenty to discover about the Old Dutch craft of sail and mill cloth weaving.
Explaining the skills of fabric weaving
The Wevershuis was built between 1722 and 1730 at Dorpsstraat 861-863 in Assendelft and served as a home weaving mill until the beginning of the twentieth century. In collaboration with the Zaanse Schans Foundation, Stadsherstel saved the house from demolition in 2011. Reconstruction started in 2015. The Zaans Museum will demonstrate home weaving from March 24, 2016. There is plenty to discover about the Old Dutch craft of sail and mill cloth weaving.