Specialties
Clara's Loom is the retail division of the Coastal Textile Center. With an emphasis on hand weaving, Clara's loom offers shawls, scarves, small functional woven items, ornaments and framed art for the wall by Celia Dionne. In addition there are many sizes of frame looms for sale and instruction is offered on request. There is a Fashion Bib class, a tapestry necklace class and a 3 day Triangle Shawl Workshop.
History
I asked if I could demonstrate spinning in a friend's bakery and she invited me to weave, spin and sell there and she urged me to become my own business in Franklin, TN. After a move to Alabama I began doing fine art and craft shows. Upon my husband's retirement we settled in Lower Alabama and I opened Clara's Loom within tsunami distance of the beach at Gulf Shores.