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4224.EvansKathyBruningMargaret.AudioInt.10.27.20
Title:
Oral history of Kathy Evans and Margaret Bruning
Date:
2020-10-27
Creator:
Bruning, Margaret and Evans, Kathy
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Textile crafts, Spinning-wheel, Sheep farming, Woolen and worsted spinning, Wool, Farms--West Virginia, Weaving, Spinning, Looms, and Fiberwork
Location:
Elkins (W. Va.), Charleston (W. Va.), and Bruceton Mills (W. Va.)
Identifier:
4224.EvansKathyBruningMargaret.IntTranscript.10.27.20
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Kathy Evans and Margaret Bruning
Date:
2020-10-27
Creator:
Bruning, Margaret and Evans, Kathy
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Sheep farming, Fiberwork, Woolen and worsted spinning, Textile crafts, Weaving, Wool, Looms, Spinning-wheel, Spinning, and Farms--West Virginia
Location:
Bruceton Mills (W. Va.), Elkins (W. Va.), and Charleston (W. Va.)
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4224.FellerSusan.AudioInt.1.3.27.18
Title:
Oral history of Susan Feller, 1 of 3
Date:
2018-03-27
Creator:
Feller, Susan L.
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiberwork, Rugs, Hooked--Exhibitions, Folk art, Mountaintop removal mining, Coal mines and mining in art, Gilmer County (W. Va.), Rugs, Hooked--Patterns, Rugs, Hooked, and Textile crafts
Location:
Hampshire County (W. Va.)
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Identifier:
4224.FellerSusan.AudioInt.2.3.27.18
Title:
Oral history of Susan Feller, 2 of 3
Date:
2018-03-27
Creator:
Feller, Susan L.
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiberwork, Mountaintop removal mining, Folk art, Rugs, Hooked, Rugs, Hooked--Patterns, Gilmer County (W. Va.), Coal mines and mining in art, Textile crafts, and Rugs, Hooked--Exhibitions
Location:
Hampshire County (W. Va.)
Identifier:
4224.FellerSusan.AudioInt.3.27.18
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Susan Feller
Date:
2018-03-27
Creator:
Feller, Susan L.
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiberwork, Rugs, Hooked--Exhibitions, Textile crafts, Folk art, Rugs, Hooked, Gilmer County (W. Va.), Coal mines and mining in art, Rugs, Hooked--Patterns, and Mountaintop removal mining
Location:
Hampshire County (W. Va.)
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Identifier:
4224.FellerSusan.AudioInt.3.3.27.18
Title:
Oral history of Susan Feller, 3 of 3
Date:
2018-03-27
Creator:
Feller, Susan L.
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk art, Gilmer County (W. Va.), Rugs, Hooked--Exhibitions, Rugs, Hooked, Mountaintop removal mining, Textile crafts, Coal mines and mining in art, Fiberwork, and Rugs, Hooked--Patterns
Location:
Hampshire County (W. Va.)
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Identifier:
4224.FletcherSarah.AudioInt.001.7.25.18
Title:
Oral history of Sarah Fletcher, 1 of 2
Date:
2018-07-25
Creator:
Fletcher, Sarah
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Weaving, Textile crafts, Fiberwork, and Looms
Location:
Canaan Valley (W. Va.)
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Identifier:
4224.FletcherSarah.AudioInt.002.7.25.18
Title:
Oral history of Sarah Fletcher, 2 of 2
Date:
2018-07-25
Creator:
Fletcher, Sarah
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Weaving, Textile crafts, Fiberwork, and Looms
Location:
Canaan Valley (W. Va.)
Identifier:
4224.FletcherSarah.IntTranscript.7.25.18
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Sarah Fletcher
Date:
2018-07-25
Creator:
Fletcher, Sarah
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Augusta Heritage Center, Weaving, Fiberwork, Looms, and Textile crafts
Location:
Canaan Valley (W. Va.)
![["Kathy Evans (b. July 8, 1962, Morgantown, WV) of Bruceton Mills and Margaret Bruning of Elkins are participants in the 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, in an apprenticeship titled, Sheep to Shawl: The Art of Raising Sheep and Creating Fiber Arts. Evans is a fifth-generation farmer and co-owner with her husband Reid of Evans Knob Farm in Preston County where she cultivates Certified Naturally Grown vegetables and raises sheep and poultry. She teaches and exhibits her fiber arts both in West Virginia and across the country and has been featured in Modern Farmer and Morgantown Magazine. Bruning grew up on a goat farm in upstate New York and has been a lifelong fiber artist. She and her husband David raise sheep at their homestead in Randolph County.Read a profile of Evans and Bruning on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2020/11/04/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-kathy-evans-margaret-bruning-sheep-to-shawl/Evans Knob Farm website: https://www.evansknobfarm.com/Poe Run Craft and Provisions: http://www.poerun.org/"]](/thumb/4224EvansKathyBruningMargaretIntTranscript102720 "Transcript of oral history of Kathy Evans and Margaret Bruning")
![["Susan Feller, 63 at the time of this interview, lives in Hampshire County, West Virginia with her partner Jim in the log home they built. With a degree in Art and History from UMass/Boston and a life-long interest in handwork craft, she learned to rug hook in 1994, a medium allowing her to paint with wool. This skill was the entry into the niche market of rug hookingdesigning patterns, selling hand-dyed wool, and teaching as far away as Australia, throughout the US and Canada. These days, Feller works in her studio creating fiber art for the walls. Juried as a Tamarack gallery artist, and a recipient of a purchase award from the WV Division of Culture and History, she serves on the Board of Directors for Tamarack Foundation for the Arts and The River House board in Capon Bridge, networking with and advocating for artists in the state and beyond.In this interview, Feller talks about her work, her research into the textile art of the McDonald sisters of Gilmer County, the state of the arts in West Virginia, and more. Read her piece on the West Virginia Folklife blog about the McDonald sisters: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/05/15/textile-artist-susan-feller-on-the-mcdonald-sisters-of-gilmer-county/Susan Fellers website: https://artwools.com/"]](/thumb/4224FellerSusanAudioInt32718 "Transcript of oral history of Susan Feller")
![["Sarah Fletcher (b. Canaan Valley) is a weaver, retired nurse, and the owner of Bens Old Loom Barn in Davis, WV. She is the daughter of Barbra Dorothy Mayor Thompson (August 5, 1920-October 1, 2008), a weaver and National Heritage Fellow who learned to weave at the Arthurdale Homestead. Learn more about Bens Old Loom Barn: https://www.facebook.com/bensoldloombarn/"]](/thumb/4224FletcherSarahIntTranscript72518 "Transcript of oral history of Sarah Fletcher")