This photograph depicts a patchwork quilt identified on the verso side of the photograph as the "Bird Cage" design. The quilt may have been sold through Allanstand Cottage Industries in the early 1900s. Product brochures indicate that customers…
This photograph depicts a patchwork quilt identified on the verso of the photograph as the "Flying Swallows" design. The quilt may have been sold through Allanstand Cottage Industries in the early 1900s. Product brochures indicate that customers…
This photograph depicts a patchwork quilt identified as the " Indiana Puzzle" design. The quilt may have been sold through Allanstand Cottage Industries in the early 1900s. Product brochures indicate that customers could order a custom made double…
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 draft history of the Allanstand Cottage Industries tells the story of how Frances Goodrich founded the craft cooperative. The story begins with Goodrich's work as an educational missionary in the Brittain's Cove community in Buncombe County in…
This memorial to Frances L. Goodrich was written by Lucy Morgan shortly after Goodrich's death in 1944. The memorial appears to have been read by Morgan, most likely at the memorial service sponsored by the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild where…
These eight pages were written by Frances Goodrich to tell the story of Allanstand Cottage Industries, Inc. She begins with her longing to help mountain women, the gift of the double bow knot coverlet, her first experiences with a loom. She…
This memorial to Frances L. Goodrich was written by Olive Dame Campbell shortly after Goodrich's death in 1944. The memorial appears to have been read by Campbell, most likely at the memorial service sponsored by the Southern Highland Handicraft…
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 Progress." …
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,…