Featuring 44 coverlets and 2 quilts made by hand weavers who lived in Western North Carolina, Eastern Kentucky, East Tennessee, and Southwest Virginia, this book presents a collection of coverlets along with histories of the weavers. It aims to stimulate appreciation for the artistic excellence and the tradition of mountain coverlet hand weaving.
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Featuring 44 coverlets and 2 quilts made by hand weavers who lived in Western North Carolina, Eastern Kentucky, East Tennessee, and Southwest Virginia, this book presents a collection of coverlets along with histories of the weavers. It aims to stimulate appreciation for the artistic excellence and the tradition of mountain coverlet hand weaving.
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Used. Sewn binding, Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. paperback, 106 pp., 11 x 8.5, covers with edge bumps, tiny edge tears, creasing, clean unmarked pages, tight binding. With numerous color plates of the coverlets, photographs, glossary of common weaving terms, and brief biographies of the weavers. I-2-A
Finally, someone has written an account of the amazing weavers in Appalachia. Textile scholars have been waiting for years for this research to be done and acknowledgement of the work of these fascinating women. This is a book not to be missed by anyone interested in southern folk art and textiles.