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Jefferson’s Garden Demonstration of Coverlet Weaving

April 01, 1930
Detroit News Quilt History Project; Michigan State University Museum
Detroit, Michigan, United States
An advertisement for a weaving demonstration at Hudson's.
Jefferson's Garden
An old Kentucky coverlet design, originated by Barbara Frietchie (1766-1862) immortalized in verse by Whittier. This design is one of eight old Kentucky hand loomed coverlet patterns which are recreated in modern bedspreads at modern prices
In Connection with the Above:

Demonstration of Coverlet Weaving
By Kentucky Mountaineer Women Operating Primitive Hand Looms
See how weaving is done in this day in the lost hills of Old Kentucky
10:30 to 12:00 and
1:30 to 4:00 o'clock
Third Floor- Bedding Shop

Courtesy of The Detroit News Archives.

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