Weavers of the Southern Highlands

Name: Weavers of the Southern Highlands
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ISBN: 9780813192215

ISBN-10: 0813192218

ISBN-13: 9780813192215

Edition: N/A

Authors: Philis Alvic

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Weaving centers led the Appalachian Craft Revival at the beginning of the twentieth century. Soon after settlement workers came to the mountains to start schools, they expanded their focus by promoting weaving as a way for women to help their family's financial situation. Women wove thousands of guest towels, baby blankets, and place mats that found a ready market in the women's network of religious denominations, arts organizations, and civic clubs. InWeavers of the Southern Highlands, Philis Alvic details how the Fireside Industries of Berea College in Kentucky began with women weaving to supply their children's school expenses and later developed student labor programs, where hundreds of…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Publication date: 5/29/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 258
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.56" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English