This is a promotional brochure produced for a 1988 traveling exhibit about the revival of coverlet weaving in Appalachia in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The exhibit was organized and sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition...
This educational booklet accompanied an exhibit about blacksmithing titled Irons in the Fire and produced by the Mountain Heritage Center in 1992. The booklet is illustrated with black and white photographs, drawings of blacksmithing techniques,...
In this half-minute video, Susan Leveille, a local western North Carolina weaver and textile researcher discusses looms being disassembled and moved historically and some of the ramifications of that process. The loom she is standing in front of...
In this one minute video, Susan Leveille, a local weaver and textile researcher discusses loom reeds, their construction and their repair. The reed is part of the loom that goes in the beater and helps keep the warp threads separated. The loom she...
In this short video, local western North Carolina weaver and textile historian Susan Leveille discusses the tool known as a rattle. Rattles were used during warping a loom. She is standing in front of a loom which originally was used on the porch...
The pattern name of this nineteenth century coverlet is Double Bow Knot with Table. The Double Bow Knot pattern derives its name from the half bows that join in the middle forming a square-shaped knot. Bow knot patterns can be created in a...
In this half-minute video, Susan Leveille, a local weaver and textile researcher discusses the condition of a loom which originally was used on the porch of the Hall family farm in Macon County, North Carolina. The farm, located on the banks of the...
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The show begins with Amy’s story “The Little Girl I Grew Up With,” which is about her inner child and the wisdom of children. The story is accompanied by “When You Wish Upon a Star” by Jo Northup and Richard Birt. Doreyl’s guest on...
Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Western Carolina University. School of Music; Western Carolina University. Mountain Heritage Center; Museums -- Curatorship -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee; African Americans -- North Carolina -- Jackson...
The show begins with Amy’s story “Grandma’s Apron,” which tells of her grandmother and the various ways she used her apron. The story is accompanied by “As the Deer Pants” by David Bauer. Doreyl’s guest on Creative Corner is Will...
Horace Kephart's box (a) cardboard box - top (a1) and bottom (b1) with metal reinforcement corners; with ''ONE No. 1918 Wardway Food Chopper Montgomery Ward and Co. Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Money Back Chicago Kansas City Ft. Worth St. Paul...
Horace Kephart's box_(a) cardboard box - top (a1) and bottom (b1) with metal reinforcement corners; with ''ONE No. 1918 Wardway Food Chopper Montgomery Ward and Co. Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Money Back Chicago Kansas City Ft. Worth St. Paul...
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The pattern in this color image is a variation of Wheel of Fortune, also known as Cup and Saucer. The worn nineteenth century coverlet bedcover was likely made by Martha Emmaline Queen (1860–1917) of Jackson County, North Carolina. The warp is...
This photograph of Frances Elizabeth Parker Nicholson (1897-1990) in the 1940s or 1950s shows her with a selection of her cornhusk crafts. As a self-taught craftsperson, Nicholson began experimenting with cornhusk crafts in the 1930s. She devised...
This illustrated guide was produced for an exhibition on cornhusk crafts held at the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild's Folk Art Center Museum, October 3 through December 4, 1981. The guide gives a brief history of cornhusk crafts and lists the...
This photograph of a Wade Martin woodcarving depicts a male fiddle maker seated on a bench. The man has a long beard and overalls. The picture also shows the man holding the back of the fiddle while the rest of the instrument and various tools rest...
These drill bits were contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. Countersink bits are used to drill a hole so that the head of a bolt or screw will rest flush with the surface of the wood. The countersinks in the...
This item was contained in a tool chest belonging to woodworker Jesse Bryson Stalcup. This combined square and mitre has ruler numbers on one edge only. Used in carpentry, the raised lip on the shortest side is used to brace against boards to then...
This decorative bowl glazed in turquoise on the outside and rose/peach on the inside was made by W.B. Stephen of Pisgah Forest Pottery in 1935. It is stamped on the bottom with a cameo of a potter and "PISGAH FOREST 1935." Stephen made a new...
This image, taken from a slide, shows Carrie Wilson [1896-1980] seated at the loom she and her family used for many years in Andrews, NC. The photographer was Dr. Perry Kelly. The loom itself was originally constructed by Mrs. Wilson's...
This pottery bowl was made by Maude Welch probably in the 1930s or 1940s. It features two handles shaped like heads. The signature on bottom reads "Made By Maude Welch Cherokee, N.C." scratched into clay and "275" "LSS" written in pencil. This bowl...
