Woven linsey-woolsey jacket

Woven linsey-woolsey jacket

Hand weaving

Handicraft

Handloom industry

Textile crafts -- Appalachian Region, Southern

Textile fabrics

Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern

This jacket was made from linsey-woolsey fabric that was hand woven by Ann Shelton, probably in the 1890s. Shelton lived in the Shelton-Laurel Community in Madison County, North Carolina where Frances Goodrich served as a Presbyterian missionary and founded Allanstand Cottage Industries. Shelton did beautiful weaving, according to Goodrich. The family raised sheep and spun and dyed the wool themselves. It was woven on a linen/cotton warp. The jacket is lined with silk, has sleeves which are full at the shoulder, and features a narrow at the wrist.

Shelton, Ann

Permanent Collection

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

1890/1900

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crafts (art genres)

StillImage

15243

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2008-04-14

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Madison County (N.C.)

Appalachian Region, Southern

21" x 23.5"(dimension)

Craft Revival