Mountain Homespun

Index

INDEX Agencies interested in revival of crafts in southern Appalachians Allanstand Cottage Industries, 2 I Biltmore Estate Industries, 30 Allanstand Cottage Industries, 21-30 Growth through revival of other crafts Basket making, 27 Fans, Feather, 27 Models of farming and home tools, 29 Pottery, 29 Quilts Patched, 26-27 Pieced, 27 Rugs, Rag, 26 Spreads, Tufted, 26 Toys, 29 Incorporation, 29 Origin of, 22 Shop in Asheville opened, 29 Standards in weaving, 24Three purposes in founding, 25 Asheville schools Introduction of manual training, 30 Baskets A11anstand Cottage Industries' venture in, 27 Dyes for, of white-oak splits, 28 Rush, 18 Splits, oak or hickory, 17 Willow, 18 Beaming, see Loom, Preparation of Biltmore Estate Industries, 30-34Difficulties to be overcome in making a11wool homespun, 31-33 Metal work, 33-34Origin , 30 Scotch homespun sponsored by the Vanderbilts , 3I Sold to Mr. F. L. Seely, 32 , 34Standards set by Miss Vance and Miss Yale, 33 Biltmore Industries, 34--35 "Black sheep's wool," 4-3-4-6 Blankets Basket weave, I 2 Warp thirded, 12 Blue pot, see Dyeing Boards, I 8-19 Bout, see Warp Broach, see Thread Brooms, 18 Carding,s Chairs, 18 Splits, 17 Cooperage, I 8 Cotton Dyes for, I I; see also Appendix II, Dye plants Cotton cloth, for dresses, II, 12 Warp "fu11-sleyed," 12 Cotton thread, see Thread Counterpanes Drafts for, 10 Warp "fu11-sleyed," 12 Coverlets Drafts, 8, 82 Patterns, Names of, 9, 23, 75 Warp "full-sleyed," 12 "Coverlets," 61-64Cross , Pick the, see Warp Drafts For counterpanes, 10 For coverlets, 8, 82 Drawing through, see Loom, Preparation of Dyeing Black, I 5; see also Dye plants, Appendix II, 84- MOUNTAIN HOMESPUN Blue pot, 13 Brown, IS; see also Dye plants, Appendix II, 84 Diamond dyes, 13 Green, IS Madder, 14.-15 Yellow Fans With bay leaves (Symplocos tinctoria), IS With "dye flowers" (Coreopsis), IS See also Dye plants, Appendix II, 8587 Feather, '1,7 Flax Preparation for weaving, 10 Fringes, 17 Frock, 3 Froe, 19 Gears, see Harness Harness, 8, 80 Heddle-frame, see Harness "Herb for the service of man," 65-70 Hooked rugs, see Rugs Jeans Warp "full-sleyed," IZ Jefferson, Thomas, on household manufacture , 4 Knotted spreads, see Spreads Linsey-woolsey Warp "full-sleyed," 1'1, "Linsey-woolsey dress," 47-53 Loom, Appendix I, 80 Colonial types, 1'1, Development of, 6 Fly shuttle, 33 Parts of: Batten, 8, 80 Beams, 8, 81 Gears, 8, 80 Harness, 8, 80 Reed, 8, 80 Sley, 8, 80 Preparation of, 6, 80-81 Patchwork quilts, see Quilts, Applique People of the southern Appalachians, 3779 Pieced quilts, see Quilts Piggin, see Cooperage Pottery Glazing, 19 Quilts, 16 Appliquhops, '1,6 Pieced tops, '1,6-'1,7 Rugs Hooked,17 Rag Warp "single-sleyed," 1'1, Seely, F. L. Biltmore Industries, 3'1" 34, 35 Purchase of Biltmore Estate Industries, 32,34 Toy makers' wood carving school facilitated by, 35 Shingles Rived-out, 19 Sawed, 19 Sley, 8, 80 Social life and customs of southern Appalachians , 37-79 Southern Appalachian mountains Prices for weaving in, 4 Speech of, 37-79 "Spinner, A," 3<}--4'1, Splits, see Baskets, Chairs Spreads, 16 Names of knotted and tufted, '1,6 Thread Broach,s INDEX 9I Bunch,5 Cotton, 10 Skein, 5 Spinning, 5 Yard,5 "Three gray women," 54--60 Toy Makers and Wood Carvers of Tryon, 34-35 Origin, 34 Standards, 34Tryon Toy Makers, see Toy Makers and Wood Carvers of Tryon Tufted spreads, see Spreads Vance, Eleanor P., 30, 31, 32, 33, 34-, 35 Vanderbilt, Mrs. Interest in industrial school, 31 Introduces wool warp homespun, 3I Warp, 5-6, 80-81 Bout, 5-6 "Full-sleyed," 12 "Single-sleyed," 12 "Thirded," 12 Weaving As a character builder, 25 Beginnings of Allanstand Cottage Industries , 22 Definition, 6 Oldest known specimen, 7 Prices, in South during the war, 6 Prices, in southern mountains, 4White House Mountain Room, 24Wool Dyes for: Black, 15; see also Dye plants, Appendix II, 84Blue , 13 Brown, 15; see also Dye Plants, Appendix II, 84Diamond dyes, 13 Madder, 14--15 Yellow, with bay leaves, 15 With coreopsis, 15; see also Dye Plants, Appendix II, 85-87 Preparation, 5 "Work of the wise-hearted," 71-79 Yale, Charlotte L., 30, 32, 33, 34, 35 Yarn Skein, 5 Yard, 5 ...