Loom Work in the Southern Mountains
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A short 1919 article describing hand weaving in a Southern Appalachian mountain settlement. It portrays a young woman who cards, spins, dyes with walnut, hickory and sassafras, and weaves rugs, curtains, upholstery, bedspreads and linsey-woolsey clothing cloth. It mentions bedspreads woven from old Colonial drafts with traditional pattern names such as "Sun, Moon and Stars" and "Cat Tracks and Snail Trails", and handmade netted lace. It credits the settlement school at Hindman, Knott County, Kentucky, with her training.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1919
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
- Archive notes
- Scanned images provided by Tess Parrish
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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