| Notes: Very good softcover book. Light shelfwear to cover. Interior clean and tight. 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. 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 students covered their tuition by weaving. Professional bookseller for 20 years. Orders shipped daily in padded box or cardboard bookfolds. |