Appalachian Collection

Hand Weaving of the Southern Highlands


 

Scope

Only in the past one hundred years has there been written a significant amount of information on hand weaving in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Most of the information found at present is in the form of newspaper and journal articles, or books about handcrafts in general that contain a section on weaving. A handful of books also exist on specific places related to hand weaving, or specific products. Bibliographic sources abound, while general information in encyclopedias and dictionaries is scarce. Cherokee hand weaving is not included in this Pathfinder.

 

A good Introduction to hand weaving of the Southern Highlands is:

Eaton, Allen H. The Handicrafts of the Southern Highlands . Russell Sage Foundation. New York: Dover Publications, c1937. 370 pages. See pages 92-122. ASU APP COLL STACKS: NK814. E2 1973.

 

Some relevant Library of Congress Subject Headings
     ( Search by "Subject" in the online catalog using these headings) :

Highly Relevant:

Also Relevant:

More General:


Related:

 

Frequently used Library of Congress Call Number ranges :

Highly Relevant: TT848

Also Relevant:    NK410 NK814 NK1410 NK8972 NK9112 TS1490 TT23.2 TT835

More General:   F217. A65 HD2346 .U52 LD393 .P39 NK1174 .A57 R154 .S515 TT24 .K4

Related:      F261 .C6 GR105.F6 HV4194 .A3

 

More information can be found in the Appalachian Collection Clippings File under the following subject headings:

  • Handicrafts
  • Weaving

 

Some Frequently Cited or Relevant Books include the following:

Eaton, Allen H. The Handicrafts of the Southern Highlands . Russell Sage Foundation. New York: Dover Publications, c1937. 370 pages. ASU APP COLL STACKS: NK814. E2 1973. See pages 92-122.

Foxfire 2: Ghost Stories, Spring Wild Plant Foods, Spinning and Weaving, Midwifing, Burial Customs, Corn Shuckin's, Wagon Making and More Affairs of Plain Living. . Wigginton, Eliot, ed. New York: Anchor Press/ Doubleday, 1973. 410 pages. ASU APP COLL STACKS and ASU MAIN STACKS: F291.2 .F62. See pages 172-255.

Goodrich, Francis Louisa. Mountain Homespun. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1931. 91 pages. ASU APP COLL STACKS: TT848 .G65.

Hall, Eliza Calvert. The Book of Handwoven Coverlets. New York: Dover Publications . 67 pages. ASU APP COLL STACKS: NK9112 .H33.

Whisnant, David. All That is Native and Fine: The Politics of Culture in an American Region. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press . 340 pages. ASU APP COLL STACKS: F217 .A65 W47 1983. See pages 60, 64-67, 157, and 175.

 

Journals containing information on protest songs of the Appalachian coalfields include:

Appalachian Journal: A Regional Studies Review . Boone, NC: Appalachian State University. v. 1, 1972 to present. ASU APP COLL STACKS: F216.2 .A66. Indexed in vols. 7, 18, and 23.

Foxfire (earlier title: v. 1 - 26:2, 1967-1992). Foxfire Magazine (current title: v.26:3, 1992 to present) . Rabun Gap, GA: Foxfire Fund, Inc. ASU APP COLL STACKS: GR1 .F59.

Handweaver and Craftsman. New York: Handweaver and Craftsman. Bound: v. 13-24, 1962-1973. ASU PERIODICALS.

Mountain Life & Work . Berea, KY: Berea College. v. 1 - 64, 1925 - 1988. ASU APP COLL STACKS :GR103 .M5.

 

Bibliographies that contain materials on this topic include:

Look under these Subject Headings :
Folk Schools - Penland
Handicrafts
Weaving

Bibliography of Southern Appalachia. Charlotte T. Ross, ed. Boone: Appalachian Consortium Press, 1976. ASU APP COLL OVERSIZE: Z1251 .A7 B5x. See page 234: 7 citations.

Cogswell, Robert. "A Selected Bibliography of Tennessee Folk Arts . " Tennessee Folklore Society Bulletin , 1984. 50(4): 142-145. 30 citations. ASU APP COLL STACKS: GR1 .T36.

Eaton, Allen H. The Handicrafts of the Southern Highlands . Russell Sage Foundation. New York: Dover Publications, c1937. 370 pages. ASU APP COLL STACKS: NK814. E2 1973. See pages 351-355: 27 citations.

Ennis, Lynn Jones. Penland and the 'Revival' of Craft 'Traditions': A Study of The Making of American Identities. Thesis, Union Institute, 1995. 553 pages. ASU APP COLL STACKS: 1 copy being processed on microfilm. See pages 538-553. 39 citations.

Farr, Sydney Saylor. Appalachian Women, an Annotated Bibliography. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1981. ASU APP COLL STACKS: Z7964 .A127 F37. 8 citations.

Martin, Charles E. "Kentucky's Traditional Arts and Crafts: A Bibliography." Kentucky Folklore Record . v. 31, 1985. ASU APP COLL STACKS: GR1 .K42. See pages 5-84. 71 citations.

 

Abstracts and Indices:

Alternative Press Index. College Park, MD. Alternative Press Centre. v. 1, 1969 to present. ASU REFERENCE: AI3 .A27.

America: History and Life. A guide to the periodical literature in the American Studies field, including History, Folklore, and the Humanities.

Dissertation Abstracts. Ph. D. dissertations and selected masters theses with abstracts from 1861 to the present. Updated monthly.

Historical Abstracts . Santa Barbara, CA : ABC-CLIO. Historical coverage of the world from 1450 to the present. Online version covers 1969 publication to date.

Sociological Abstracts

 

Other Relevant Materials :


Appalachian Collection Oral History Catalog (on top of fiche cabinet). See Crafts and Weaving.


Encyclopedias and Guides :

American Folklore: An Encyclopedia. Jan Harold Brunvand, ed. New York: Garland Pub. 794 pages. ASU APP COLL OVERSIZE: GR101 .A54 1996. See article by Philis Alvic, pages 745-750.

Appalachian Folk Culture and Regional History: A Guide to Audio and Video Recordings Available from the Archives of Appalachia. Johnson City, TN: Sherrod Library at East Tennessee State University, 1981. ASU APP COLL STACKS: Z5984. A6 A6. (See Weaving ).

 


Compiler: Jinny A. Turman, 26 October 1999