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Cover of Frances L. Goodrich’s Coverlet and Counterpane Drafts, a historic overshot weaving reference book

Frances L. Goodrich’s Coverlet and Counterpane Drafts

by Schiffer
$66.00 - $66.00
$66.00
$66.00 - $66.00
$66.00

ISBN / SKU: 9780764352669

Frances L. Goodrich’s Coverlet and Counterpane Drafts is a significant reference documenting nineteenth- and early twentieth-century weaving drafts from the Southern Highlands of Appalachia. The book includes 112 overshot drafts and drawdowns, along with 31 drafts and drawdowns for traditional all-white summertime cotton bedspreads known as counterpanes.

Color photographs of the original woven samples are presented alongside clear modern draft translations, enabling today’s weavers to reproduce these historic patterns on contemporary looms. Collected between 1892 and 1918 by Frances L. Goodrich, these drafts represent a vibrant record of American weaving heritage, where handwoven coverlets and counterpanes were often the only lasting objects of beauty in otherwise harsh living conditions.

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