This sale brochure promotes the products of the Spinning Wheel, a weaving studio and regional craft shop in Asheville, N.C. In 1925, Clementine Douglas opened the Spinning Wheel, a weaving studio and retail shop selling a range of local crafts.…
Although this photograph is unidentified, it appears to feature one of the early Allanstand Cottage Industries salesrooms, perhaps in Madison County, North Carolina or in downtown Asheville, in the early 1900s. The woman is seated in front of stacks…
This photograph depicts a traditional pottery pitcher with handle, probably made in the early 1900s. Not much is known about the piece or the potter. The back of the photograph reads "Old shape of jug - or pitcher. This is unglazed but the pitchers…
This photograph shows five different types of hand-knotted fringe available from the Allanstand Cottage Industries during the 1910s. Apparently these fringes were available as options on various bedspreads or coverlets. The back of the photograph…
This photograph shows a section of a woven counterpane coverlet with fringe in the Honey Comb pattern most likely sold by Allanstand Cottage Industries in the early 1900s. Notes on the verso of this photograph read "see picture - Honey Comb…
This photograph shows a section of a woven counterpane coverlet with fringe in the Honey Comb pattern sold by Allanstand Cottage Industries in the early 1900s. The weaver is unidentified, but is most likely from Buncombe or Madison County.
This photograph depicts a handmade piggin, which is a small wooden pail or tub with an upright stave for a handle and is often used as a dipper. Notes on the back of the photograph read "Aunt Judy's Milk Piggin - This was given me by Aunt Judy & it…
This photograph depicts a bedspread believed to have been sold through Allanstand Cottage Industries during the 1910s. The pattern, identified as Blue Bell in another photograph, appears to be executed with needlework knots, although it may have…
This photograph depicts a fringed bedspread believed to have been sold through Allanstand Cottage Industries during the 1910s. The pattern, identified as Grape Vine, appears to use both tufting (for grapes) and needlework knots (for vines). The…
This photograph depicts a fringed bedspread believed to have been sold through Allanstand Cottage Industries during the 1910s. The pattern, identified as Bow Knot and Thistle, appears to be executed with needlework knots, although it may have been…