This photograph is included in a scrapbook that chronicles Frances Goodrich’s early years in Madison County, North Carolina. Frances Louisa Goodrich (1856-1944) was among the first to promote a revival of weaving in the North Carolina mountains,...
This fabric fragment was hand woven on a cotton warp with homespun linen thread around 1898. It is a plain, utilitarian weave in natural colors. Frances Goodrich added this to her collection at Allanstand, North Carolina, where she served as a...
Appalachians (People); Handicraft -- Social aspects; Handloom industry -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft industries -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This 1923 letter from weaver Elmeda Walker to Frances Goodrich is personal in nature, letting Goodrich know where Walker is living and that she is not weaving any longer. Walker lived near Allanstand, North Carolina and Goodrich often relied on...
Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Craft shops -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft industries -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This letter to Allen Eaton was written by Frances Goodrich on April 8, 1931. Eaton worked for the Russell Sage Foundation and through which he was introduced to the Craft Revival in the southern Appalachian region. In this letter, Goodrich is...
Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Craft shops -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft industries -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This letter to Frances Goodrich was written by Allen Eaton and dated April 10, 1931. It was written on Russell Sage Foundation letterhead, where Eaton was working and through which he was introduced to the Craft Revival in the southern Appalachian...
This cow blanket, was made by Kate Clayton Donaldson (ca. 1864-1960), more commonly known as "Granny" Donaldson, of Marble, North Carolina. The blanket consist of a backing or ground made of a solid homespun fabric to which hand crocheted animals,...
This cow blanket, was made by Kate Clayton Donaldson (ca. 1864-1960), more commonly known as "Granny" Donaldson, of Marble, North Carolina. The blanket consist of a backing or ground made of a solid homespun fabric to which hand crocheted animals,...
This article appeared in an unspecified newspaper on August 24, 1913 and describes the work of Elmeda Walker (incorrectly identified as Martha) and her sister Martha McHargue (identified here as Caroline) creating handwoven items which will be used...
This recipe using fresh dye flowers is part of a box containing 46 total vegetable dye recipes which are hand-written on index cards. Each card provides the formula used to achieve a particular color. The cards include the date, the origin of the...
This recipe using a stock solution with hydrosulphite solution is part of a box containing 46 total vegetable dye recipes which are hand-written on index cards. Each card provides the formula used to achieve a particular color. The cards include...
This recipe for elderberry is part of a box containing 46 total vegetable dye recipes which are hand-written on index cards. Each card provides the formula used to achieve a particular color. The cards include the date, the origin of the homespun...
This recipe using black eyed susan is part of a box containing 46 total vegetable dye recipes which are hand-written on index cards. Each card provides the formula used to achieve a particular color. The cards include the date, the origin of the...
This recipe for madder is part of a box containing 46 total vegetable dye recipes which are hand-written on index cards. Each card provides the formula used to achieve a particular color. The cards include the date, the origin of the homespun...
This recipe for pokeberry dye is part of a box containing 46 total vegetable dye recipes which are hand-written on index cards. Each card provides the formula used to achieve a particular color. The cards include the date, the origin of the...
This recipe using fresh dyed flowers is part of a box containing 46 total vegetable dye recipes which are hand-written on index cards. Each card provides the formula used to achieve a particular color. The cards include the date, the origin of the...
This recipe using a weed is part of a box containing 46 total vegetable dye recipes which are hand-written on index cards. Each card provides the formula used to achieve a particular color. The cards include the date, the origin of the homespun...
This recipe using sun dried flowers is part of a box containing 46 total vegetable dye recipes which are hand-written on index cards. Each card provides the formula used to achieve a particular color. The cards include the date, the origin of the...
This recipe using a flower bath dye is part of a box containing 46 total vegetable dye recipes which are hand-written on index cards. Each card provides the formula used to achieve a particular color. The cards include the date, the origin of the...
This recipe for madder and logwood is part of a box containing 46 total vegetable dye recipes which are hand-written on index cards. Each card provides the formula used to achieve a particular color. The cards include the date, the origin of the...
This recipe using a stock solution is part of a box containing 46 total vegetable dye recipes which are hand-written on index cards. Each card provides the formula used to achieve a particular color. The cards include the date, the origin of the...
