A Book of Hand-Woven Coverlets
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Eliza Calvert Hall's 1912 book on American hand-woven coverlets, illustrated with many photographs and color plates of individual coverlets and their owners, weavers and places of origin. Chapters cover the Kentucky mountain weavers, the folklore and naming of coverlet patterns (Pine Bloom, Lover's Knot, Chariot Wheels, Missouri Trouble and others), dyes and colors with traditional recipes, professional travelling weavers, double-woven coverlets, patriotic and historical designs, and collecting. It is a descriptive and anecdotal study rather than a weaving manual and contains no drafts.
- Type
- Book
- Date
- 1912
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 392
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