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Title	[Member file: Mrs. C. G. Hodges, knotwork]
Creator	DuPuy, Edward L. Southern Highland Handicraft Guild
Medium of Original	unpublished materials
Date of Orginal	1950/1965
Dimensions	11" x 8.5"
Description	These documents pertain to the life and work of Mrs. C.G. Hodges (first name unknown), who specialized in making Colonial Knot bedspreads, also called candle wicking, with elaborate fringes. Included are the transcript of an interview of Mrs. Hodges done by Edward DuPuy in 1965; an autobiographical letter (and transcript) written for Louise Pitman in the 1950s; and a Southern Highland Handicraft Guild questionnaire completed in 1957. Hodges was born and raised in Boone, North Carolina. Her family traced its origins to England and Ireland, as did her craft work. In both the interview and letter, Hodges describes using the carbon from the bottom of pots and pans in order to transfer the pattern. By laying a new piece of linen over an older piece of knotted work, the knots sit up and catch the carbon from the pans as dots that show where the new stitching goes. Hodges and her daughter demonstrated at craft fairs for many years.
Subject - Topic	Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft	Coverlets -- Appalachian Region, Southern Household linens -- Appalachian Region, Southern Needlework -- Appalachian Region, Southern Textile crafts -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Time Period	1950s 1960s
Location	Watauga County (N.C.)
Source Institution	Southern Highland Craft Guild
Collection	Southern Highland Craft Guild Records. Membership Records
Inventory Number	SHCG_Mem12_Hodg
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Title	[Member file: Mrs. C. G. Hodges, knotwork]
Creator	DuPuy, Edward L. Southern Highland Handicraft Guild
Medium of Original	unpublished materials
Date of Orginal	1950/1965
Dimensions	11" x 8.5"
Description	These documents pertain to the life and work of Mrs. C.G. Hodges (first name unknown), who specialized in making Colonial Knot bedspreads, also called candle wicking, with elaborate fringes. Included are the transcript of an interview of Mrs. Hodges done by Edward DuPuy in 1965; an autobiographical letter (and transcript) written for Louise Pitman in the 1950s; and a Southern Highland Handicraft Guild questionnaire completed in 1957. Hodges was born and raised in Boone, North Carolina. Her family traced its origins to England and Ireland, as did her craft work. In both the interview and letter, Hodges describes using the carbon from the bottom of pots and pans in order to transfer the pattern. By laying a new piece of linen over an older piece of knotted work, the knots sit up and catch the carbon from the pans as dots that show where the new stitching goes. Hodges and her daughter demonstrated at craft fairs for many years.
Subject - Topic	Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft	Coverlets -- Appalachian Region, Southern Household linens -- Appalachian Region, Southern Needlework -- Appalachian Region, Southern Textile crafts -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Time Period	1950s 1960s
Location	Watauga County (N.C.)
Source Institution	Southern Highland Craft Guild
Collection	Southern Highland Craft Guild Records. Membership Records
Inventory Number	SHCG_Mem12_Hod_1
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

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