Get your weave on
Handwoven textiles and apparel
Cecilia Frittelli and Richard Lockwood have been involved with textiles for decades, married since 1984, full-time business partners since 1990 and parents of two children, a cat and a dog. They work in a studio/gallery space called Textile Studio, located at the north end of the Beekman Street Arts District in Saratoga Springs.
Their contemporary clothing and accessory collection is handwoven on both traditional and computerized looms. The American-spun yarns they weave include silk, merino, alpaca, and chenille, with a special emphasis on eco-friendly fibers from bamboo, hemp, and soy. The couple strives to be a zero-waste studio by upcycling leftovers into pieced and patchworked clothing. After the weaving process is completed, the retro-inspired textiles are steam-finished, cut and sewn into custom-tailored garments with exceptional fit and comfort.
At a glance
- Cecilia has been a weaver since childhood when her father helped her build a backstrap loom from popsicle sticks.
- Richard worked in New England textile mills as a teenager, never imagining a career in textiles.
- Encouraged by some large specialty shop orders, they left New York City in 1990 and set up their home and studio in the small hamlet of Crown Point on Lake Champlain.
- In the summer of 2009, after a couple years of renovation, they relocated their studio and set up a gallery in an historic 1850 in Saratoga Springs.