This notebook was compiled by Isadora Williams, probably in the mid-1930s, during her attendance at one of the Weaving Institutes sponsored by the Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts). The notebook contains mostly...
Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handloom industry -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This historical summary of traditional weaving in the southern Appalachian mountains was written by Frances Goodrich in March of 1926. This essay describes weaving as she found it during her mission work in western North Carolina during the...
This notebook (front cover is missing) was compiled by Isadora Williams, probably in the early 1930s, during her attendance at one of the Weaving Institutes sponsored by the Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts). The...
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...
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...
Penland School of Handicrafts, now Penland School of Crafts, held its 1937 summer Weaving Institute July 19 through August 21, 1937. This group of materials documents the courses taught and the instructors and students who attended. The...
Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handloom industry -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This article describes Frances Goodrich's efforts to revive weaving in western North Carolina and the creation of Allanstand Cottage Industries. The article was written by Annie Creelman and published in the August 1923 issue of "Social...
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 is an early brochure for the Weaving Department of the Crossnore School in Crossnore, N.C. It includes a brief introduction to the program and production operations at Crossnore School as well as a price list from which items could be...
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 article by Bonnie Willis Ford appeared in the 1933, April issue of "Handicrafter" magazine. It is a summary of the activities which were part of the August, 1932 Weaving Institute. Edward Worst led the weaving program, while Lucy Morgan...
Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This watercolor drawdown and its associated weaving draft illustrate a weave pattern known as Seven Stars, which also known as Sea Star. To record a pattern, a weaver creates a draft and/or a drawdown. A draft looks much like a strip of musical...
Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Exhibitions -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft industries -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This photograph features Frances Louisa Goodrich (1856-1944) standing in front of two coverlets. The coverlet on the left is woven in a Double Bow Knot pattern, the one on the right is the Pine Cone Bloom pattern. This 1943 photograph, made the...
This article was written by Frances L. Goodrich and published in the April 1900 issue of "Southern Workman." In this article, Goodrich paints a quaint picture of what life was like for early settlers on the frontier in western North Carolina,...
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 booklet promoting Allanstand Cottage Industries was written by Frances Goodrich and published by the Women's Home Mission Board of the Presbyterian Church in 1901 or 1902. Goodrich founded Allanstand Cottage Industries while working as a...
This photograph shows looms in the original weaving studio in Keith House at the John C. Campbell Folk School. Weaving was taught at the school in the 1930s and some production weaving for the marketplace took place there as well. This photograph...
This is a transcript of an interview of weaver John Goodwin conducted by Edward Dupuy and Clifford Hotchkiss in 1965. Goodwin lived in Blowing Rock and sold his weavings during the Craft Revival period. He was a fourth generation weaver whose...
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 article appeared in the 1931, November/December issue of "Handicrafter" magazine. It is a summary of the activities which were part of the August, 1931 Weaving Institute. Edward Worst led the weaving program and Lucy Morgan planned social...
