In this photograph by Vivienne Roberts, Cherokee basketmakers Nice George and Lucy George Long are shown preparing materials to make baskets. They are in the process of cutting, scraping, and thinning white oak splits or splints into different...
Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This postcard, titled "When day is done, we gather for song and fellowship", is part of a promotional packet of postcards was produced by the John C. Campbell Folk School upon its twenty-fifth anniversary in 1950. The folder contains ten...
These documents pertain to the life and work of Cherokee woodcarver, sculptor, and teacher, Amanda Crowe. Included are: her resume done in 1961, a press release produced by the Guild, in the 1970s or 1980s; a transcript of an interview done by...
These images of an African American man was used as a pattern for hand woven linens produced and sold by the Spinning Wheel shop in Asheville, N.C. between 1925 and 1942. The Spinning Wheel was opened as a weaving studio and regional craft shop in...
These images of an African American woman was used as a pattern for hand woven linens produced and sold by the Spinning Wheel shop in Asheville, N.C. between 1925 and 1942. The Spinning Wheel was opened as a weaving studio and regional craft shop...
In this undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph, basket weaver Elsie Watty is using a knife to size white oak splits to the proper width. Elsie Welch Watty (b. 1935) was a master Cherokee basket weaver who specialized in making white oak...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Special events -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Agriculture -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Handicraft -- North Carolina, Western; Artisans --...
Amy tells the tale of "The Day Grandpa Went to Jail," followed by Milan Miller’s song "The Wrong I Have Done" from the album Songs from Jackson County. On Creative Corner, Doreyl visits Margaret Oren and Teresa Dowd at the Full Spectrum Farms...
Adult education -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- United States; Handicraft -- Vocational Guidance; Handicraft industries -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This article was written by Helen R. Albee and published in the "American Monthly Review of Reviews," around 1898. In this article, Albee encourages philanthropists to look at the funding of the arts and crafts as a way of helping people in rural...
This article was written by Frances Goodrich and published in the 1898 issue of the "Pratt Institute Monthly”. Goodrich describes finding utilitarian handweaving still being done in the mountains of North Carolina and describes her efforts to...
This pieced quilt was made by Eunice Leona Taylor Hall of Buncombe County, N.C. in the early 1900s. Constructed of cotton prints and pieced by hand, the quilting is done in a fan pattern at six stitches per inch. Unraveled fibers from feed sacks...
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; Dye plants -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- United States; Handicraft industries -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This 1904 newspaper article describes the handiCraft Revival flourishing in places around the southeastern and northeastern U.S. The article appears to be written in response to a recent Bureau of Labor report and mentions the numerous charitable...
This hand carved figure of a bear was done by Cherokee Amanda Crowe. Crowe was born on July 16, 1928 and started carving at the age of four. Crowe is perhaps most famous for her bear carvings, which have become her signature pieces. Crowe taught...
This hand carved figure of a bear was done by Cherokee Amanda Crowe. Crowe was born on July 16, 1928 and started carving at the age of four. Crowe is perhaps most famous for her bear carvings, which have become her signature pieces. Crowe taught...
This hand carved figure of a bear was done by Cherokee Adam Welch. Welch was born in the Big Cove Community on the Qualla Boundary May 22, 1925. It was not until Mr. Welch retired from the Bureau of Indian Affairs that he discovered his...
This hand carved figure of a bear was done by Cherokee Adam Welch. Welch was born in the Big Cove Community on the Qualla Boundary May 22, 1925. It was not until Mr. Welch retired from the Bureau of Indian Affairs that he discovered his...
This essay outlines the state of weaving and dyeing in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee in the late 19th century. It covers primarily the use of natural dyes and natural fibers in weaving cloth to be used for clothing and bedding. The...
This is a transcript of an interview of blacksmith Daniel Boone VI conducted by Edward Dupuy in 1965. Boone had a forge in both Banner Elk and Spruce Pine; he produced and sold metalwork during the Craft Revival period. In this interview, Boone...
