Brown Book of Weaving Drafts

$45.00

(No reviews yet)

Current Stock:

Quantity:

Adding to cart… The item has been added

A collection of traditional eighteenth and nineteenth century weaving drafts with written sequences of the threading order on the loom used to create specific patterns. They are presented here in their original form as gathered by Frances L. Goodrich and illustrated in over 160 color photos. This volume also contains over 200 valuable modern translations of the same drafts for use by today’s weavers.

In 1890, Frances L. Goodrich came to the southern mountains in North Carolina from a life of culture to live and work among people who had little opportunity for education or social enrichment. Through her work for the Presbyterian Home Mission Board, she grew to love and respect these neighbors who worked so hard and had so little. She established schools, a small hospital, and the Allanstand Cottage Industries. As she traveled the mountain roads and trails on horseback, Miss Goodrich collected precious weaving drafts from the women who wove for her - drafts that were only handed down through their families. This book is the heart of that collection.

192 pages

The book in the shape and color of Goodrich's original traveling book, contains 112 overshot drafts and 31 counterpane drafts, and natural dye recipes, gathered by Goodrich between 1892 and 1918. While the drafts are Goodrich's, the modern book is compiled and translated by Barbara Miller, with assistance from Deb Schillo.