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Title	[Woven napkins, African-American theme]
Creator	Spinning Wheel (Firm : Asheville, N.C.)
Contributor	Douglas, Clementine
Medium of Original	crafts
Date of Orginal	1925/1942
Dimensions	average 12.5" x 12.5"
Description	These hand woven lunch napkins were produced between 1925 and 1942 by an unidentified weaver for sale through the Spinning Wheel shop in Asheville, N.C. The items are decorated with rural African American figures using a laid in technique called "picture-weave." The design was placed behind the warp, while colored threads were laid-in as the weaving progressed. The figures were extracted from larger picture of a farm scene. Luncheon napkins sold for about $1.00 and were popular with tourists. In 1925, Clementine Douglas opened the Spinning Wheel, a weaving studio and retail shop selling a range of local crafts. Douglas taught the weavers and served as lead designer.
Subject - Topic	Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern Handloom industry -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft	Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern Textile crafts -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Group	Spinning Wheel (Firm : Asheville, N.C.)
Craft Category	textiles
Time Period	1920s 1930s 1940s
Location	Buncombe County (N.C.)
Source Institution	Southern Highland Craft Guild
Collection	Permanent Collection.
Inventory Number	SHCG_PermCol_1999_48_1-5
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

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