This educational booklet accompanied an exhibit about blacksmithing titled Irons in the Fire and produced by the Mountain Heritage Center in 1992. The booklet is illustrated with black and white photographs, drawings of blacksmithing techniques, and…
This small scale quilt is presumably a doll quilt. Composed of fabrics including cotton, wool, and a mixed rayon, the quilt is pieced by hand in a "Log Cabin and String" pattern. The backing is of pink fabric and the quilt's three layers are tied,…
This wool quilt top in the pattern known as "Brick" was made in the early twentieth century by Bettie Hughes Buchanan of Mitchell County, North Carolina. The quilt top is pieced by machine using men's suiting fabric samples. The quilt is embroidered…
Although the origin of this particular quilt is unknown, this "Tulip" pattern quilt exhibits strong characteristics of mid-19th century appliqué quilts from North Carolina in the pattern blocks, the colors, and the triple strip borders set with small…
This quilt, known by the pattern name as "Trip Around the World," was made by Martha Sitton Rigdon (1843-1907) of the Speedwell Community, Jackson County, NC. This is an example of a one-patch quilt which by definition is made from pieces of fabric…
This hand-pieced and hand-quilted quilt in the "Wheel" or "Sunburst" pattern was likely made by Rebecca Jane Pannell (1890-1925) of Jackson County, NC. Most of the print fabrics date from the late 1800's. The quilt thread is dark brown and the…
This photograph of Frances Elizabeth Parker Nicholson (1897-1990) in the 1940s or 1950s shows her with a selection of her cornhusk crafts. As a self-taught craftsperson, Nicholson began experimenting with cornhusk crafts in the 1930s. She devised her…
This brochure was written by Frances Goodrich to promote the incorporation of the Allanstand Cottage Industries in 1916. The brochures traces the brief history of the business from its formation in 1896, the revival of natural dying and weaving in…
This tri-fold brochure was used to promote the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild's Allanstand Cottage Industries shop in Asheville, North Carolina. Contents include "The Story of the Allanstand Cottage Industries by Frances L. Goodrich," a brief…
This woven cloth sample notebook was originally compiled by Helen Wilmer Stone (ca. 1891-1978) presumably while she was working at the Pine Mountain Settlement School in Kentucky. The notebook contains samples of woven fabrics glued to notebook…