Spinning
Womens Work at Carson House
What the women of the house used to do.
Read more about Womens Work at Carson HouseElsie Trivette
Read more about Elsie TrivetteElsie Trivette
Fiber artist
Avery County, NC
For well over half a century, Elsie Trivette practiced and perfected handicrafts that she learned from her mother and grandmother while growing up in the mountains of Avery County. She was skilled at making knotted bedspreads and hand-tied fringe, venerable crafts that were widely practiced in the mountain region in earlier generations. Her expertise ranged from growing, processing, and spinning flax, and carding and spinning wool, to making quilts and hooked rugs. By selling her handmade rugs and quilts, she single-handedly supported a family of seven after her husband became ill.
Read more about Elsie TrivetteMount Mitchell Crafts Fair
Handcrafters from all over the United States come to sell their wares including baskets, candles, kettle corn, pottery, stained glass, and so much more.
Read more about Mount Mitchell Crafts FairLegacy of Biltmore Estate Industries
The historic Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina remains America's largest privately owned home and one of the state's most enduring attractions.
Read more about Legacy of Biltmore Estate IndustriesStecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center
Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center
Read more about Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts CenterJohn C. Campbell Folk School
John C. Campbell Folk School
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