This collection of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century weaving
drafts from the Southern Highlands region of Appalachia includes
112 overshot drafts and drawdowns, and 31 drafts and drawdowns for
the all-white summertime cotton bedspreads called counterpanes.
Color photos of the original samples are shown side by side with
valuable modern translations of the drafts, which enable today's
weavers to make them. A vibrant example of our weaving heritage,
these drafts were originally gathered in the nine states of the
Southern Highlands region between 1892 and 1918 by the legendary
Frances L. Goodrich. Handwoven counterpanes and coverlets were
important possessions, and often were the only items of beauty in
the women's otherwise impoverished living conditions. These are
drafts Goodrich carefully collected but did not include in her
classic Brown Book. Dozens of vintage photographs of Goodrich, the
communities she served, and the women who invented the drafts help
bring this part of our American craft heritage to life.
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