Furniture-making is a craft, and we respect our Amish woodworkers for elevating that craft with every hand-rubbed, hand-stitched, hand-carved, and heartfelt piece of furniture they build for the DutchCrafters brand. Each season, you’ll find us visiting their Amish Country woodshops to see new designs, to hear about new processes, and — in Spring 2015 — to discover some brand new rustic hickory furniture. Related Posts All About Hickory Wood Furniture Perhaps you’ve spotted hickory wood furniture in a log… Stories from Amish Country: Spring 2015
We’re happy to welcome Erik Wesner, founder and editor of Amish America, to the blog! From time to time, he’ll be offering us his insights into various aspects of the Amish culture and communities. Warm welcome and take it away, Erik – Let’s start with the basics: Where do Amish people live? Related Posts Everything You Want to Know About Amish Beliefs We’re so pleased to welcome Erik Wesner back to the blog! Today, he tells you a bit… Places You Didn’t Expect to See Amish People
The Mt. Eaton Collection Meet the Amish Makers at the Amish woodshop that crafts our Mt. Eaton Collection – one of our most diverse and unusual woodshops. Related Posts Amish Furniture Makers: Meet the The Yoder Brothers In the Amish community of furniture makers, talking about “the Yoder brothers” is a bit like us English folk (as Read more Meet the Amish Furniture Makers: Mark & Sons Mark & Sons A fresh new perspective on creation… Meet the Amish Furniture Makers: The Mt. Eaton Collection
Mark & Sons A fresh new perspective on creation & design comes courtesy of Mark’s seven sons, all anxious to prove their skills in their father’s renowned woodshop. Related Posts Amish Furniture Makers: Meet the The Yoder Brothers In the Amish community of furniture makers, talking about “the Yoder brothers” is a bit like us English folk (as Read more Meet the Amish Furniture Makers: The Mt. Eaton Collection The Mt. Eaton Collection Meet the… Meet the Amish Furniture Makers: Mark & Sons
We can say, with narrative certainty, that our Amish Makers’ love for working with their hands starts young, and with ferocity. Related Posts Amish Furniture Makers: Meet the The Yoder Brothers In the Amish community of furniture makers, talking about “the Yoder brothers” is a bit like us English folk (as Read more Meet the Amish Furniture Makers: The Mt. Eaton Collection The Mt. Eaton Collection Meet the Amish Makers at the Amish woodshop that crafts our… Meet the Amish Furniture Makers: Steven & Sons
As some of us here at DutchCrafters are returning from a whirlwind trip to Indiana (more on that over the next few weeks!), our Amish brethren in the woodshops that we visited are taking today off! Why is that, exactly, and what is Whit Monday, anyway? Related Posts Family Foods and Fine Furniture: Favorite Holiday Recipes from our Staff As holiday preparations get underway, warm thoughts of family traditions and outings come to mind. Somewhere between carols,… #KnowledgeGrab – Whit Monday
If you ever thought that perhaps the Amish woodworkers that create our DutchCrafters Amish furniture worked a mite too hard, not to worry — today is a holiday for them! Read on for a quick #KnowledgeGrab on Ascension Day for the Amish in America. Related Posts Family Foods and Fine Furniture: Favorite Holiday Recipes from our Staff As holiday preparations get underway, warm thoughts of family traditions and outings come to mind. Somewhere between carols, decorations,… #KnowledgeGrab – Ascension Day
Amish of Pinecraft This blog post was updated on June 6, 2019. Pinecraft is a neighborhood of about 3000 Amish and Mennonites in Sarasota, Florida. It’s a tourist destination for Amish and Mennonites from all over North America, in addition to being a point of curiosity for other visitors to Sarasota who might do a double-take when they see an Amish boy roller-blading down Bahia Vista Street or several Amish teenagers walking back from the… The Amish of Pinecraft
This post was updated on Nov. 7, 2018 to include a link to more information about the Pennsylvania Dutch language. One of the important ways in which the culture of Amish communities is defined and maintained is through the Amish language. The Amish speak a German dialect known as Pennsylvania German, and is often referred to as Pennsylvania Dutch (Deutsche). Amish children learn Pennsylvania Dutch at home and are fluent in it before they learn English.… Pennsylvania Dutch – the Amish Language
