The second National Conference on Handicrafts met at Penland School of Crafts, August 26 - September 4, 1940. The event was co-hosted by Penland and the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild, though most of the documentation of the conference seems...
This illustrated catalog describes the classes offered at Penland School of Handicrafts, now Penland School of Crafts, during the summer of 1941. Course offerings included weaving, pottery, jewelry making, shoe making, basketry, chair caning,...
Mountain Milestones was a newsletter published by the Penland Weavers and Potters as a vehicle for disseminating news about the Penland community, the work of the Penland Weavers and Potters, and information on the summer Weaving Institutes. Two...
Mountain Milestones was a newsletter published by the Penland Weavers and Potters as a vehicle for disseminating news about the Penland community, the work of the Penland Weavers and Potters, and information on the summer Weaving Institutes. Two...
This instructional brochure describes how to weave grass mats using cotton for the warp and pieces of broom sedge for the weft. It was one of a series of eleven "brieflets" published by Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts)...
This photographic postcard depicts the fireplace in the large living room of Morgan Hall on the campus of the Appalachian School in Penland, North Carolina, circa 1920s-1938. The scene includes many handmade items such as wrought iron andirons and...
This folder contains various documents pertaining to the seventh annual summer Weaving Institute held near Penland, North Carolina, July 20 through August 24, 1936. This group of materials documents the courses taught, and the instructors and...
This 43 page booklet tells of the founding of the Appalachian School near Penland, N.C., the organization and early years of the Penland Weavers and Potters, and the establishment of Penland School of Handicrafts, now known as Penland School of...
This map of Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts) is one of a number of campus maps that have been printed over the years. They have served to promote the school, orient visitors, students and instructors, and to entertain...
This photographic postcard depicts the construction of the Weaving Cabin adjacent to the Appalachian School campus near Penland, North Carolina in 1926. Logs and labor were contributed by local residents. The Weaving Cabin became the gathering...
This photographic postcard shows part of the large living room of Morgan Hall, on the campus of the Appalachian School near Penland, North Carolina, probably during the Christmas season. The scene includes many handmade items such as wrought iron...
This photographic postcard depicts the Edward F. Worst Craft House during the summer of 1935. The structure was built on land owned by Lucy Morgan and later deeded to Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts). The building,...
This photographic postcard depicts Bailey's Peak, seen from what became the campus of Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts) near Penland, North Carolina, ca. 1920s to the early 1930s. The mountain has served as inspiration to...
Titled The Penland Scene and Roads to Penland, these maps of the Penland School of Handicrafts (now the Penland School of Crafts) campus and the surrounding area are two of a number of maps that have been printed over the years. They have served to...
This booklet outlines a worship service for craftsmen which was part of the tenth anniversary celebration of the founding of Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts). This worship service was compiled in 1939 by the Rev. Peter...
This unpaginated booklet contains 25 recipes for creating dyes from natural materials, such as onion skins, walnut bark and wild coreopsis. The booklet was written by Mitchell County, N.C. native Emma Conley (Mrs. Grover Conley) who taught dyeing...
This photographic postcard depicts the community Weaving Cabin adjacent to the Appalachian School campus near Penland, North Carolina, ca. 1927-1935. The Weaving Cabin became the gathering place for the community weavers organized by Lucy Morgan in...
This photographic postcard depicts the Edward F. Worst Craft House on the campus of the Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts). The building was named after the school's first weaving instructor, Edward F. Worst. The...
This photographic postcard depicts Mae Gouge (1911-1994) seated at a loom. The photograph for the postcard was taken around 1926-28 by Bayard Wootten in the Weaving Cabin, headquarters for the Penland Weavers and Potters, the community weaving...
This folder contains various documents pertaining to the sixth annual summer Weaving Institute at Penland, North Carolina conducted by Edward F. Worst under the auspices of the Penland Weavers and Potters from August 12-24, 1935. The items in this...
