Handicrafts of the southern highlands
Subtitle: with an account of the rural handicraft movement in the United States and suggestions for the wider use of handicrafts in adult education and in recreation
By: by Allen H. Eaton ; containing fifty-eight illustrations from photographs taken for the work by Doris Ulmann
Contributors: Ulmann, Doris, 1882-1934, illustrator; Russell Sage Foundation
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Published: 1937
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
Subjects: Decorative arts; Appalachians (People); Arts and crafts movement; Handicraft; Métiers; Artisanat
Notes: Illustrated lining-papers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-355) and index.

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Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Mountain handicrafts of pioneer days; title: The beginning of the handicrafts in the Highlands; title: The log cabin and its furnishings; title: pt. 2. Revival of the handicrafts and their present-day practice; title: Revival of the handicrafts in the Highlands; title: The handicrafts continue to grow; title: Spinning and weaving for home and market; title: Coverlets and counterpanes; title: Quilting and patchwork; title: Native dyes and herbs; title: Furniture and other woodwork; title: Mountain baskets; title: Whittling and craving in wood; title: Dolls, toys, and miniature furniture; title: Mountain music and hand-made instruments; title: Pottery and the uses of clay; title: Miscellaneous handicrafts.; title: (Cont.) The Southern Highland handicraft guild; title: Museums and collections of handicrafts; title: Handicraft training, production, and marketing; title: Future of the handicrafts in the Highlands; title: pt. 3. The rural handicraft movement and the wider use of handicrafts; title: The handicraft movement in rural America; title: Adult education through handicrafts; title: Recreation through handicrafts.; title: Appendices. Selected list of names of coverlets and counterpanes gathered from many sources; title: The Colonial Coverlet Guild; title: Colors derived from plants growing in the Southern Highlands; title: Extracts from the report on indigo experiments.