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["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/"]

13. Margaret Bruning spins yarn made from her sheep's wool on the spinning wheel, 4 of 5

Identifier:
4224.EvansKathyBruningMargaret.Photo.022.11.2.20
Title:
Margaret Bruning spins yarn made from her sheep's wool on the spinning wheel, 4 of 5
Date:
2020-11-02
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Textile crafts, Woolen and worsted spinning, Fiberwork, Spinning-wheel, Wool, Sheep farming, and Spinning
Location:
Bruceton Mills (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/"]

14. Margaret Bruning spins yarn made from her sheep's wool on the spinning wheel, 5 of 5

Identifier:
4224.EvansKathyBruningMargaret.Photo.023.11.2.20
Title:
Margaret Bruning spins yarn made from her sheep's wool on the spinning wheel, 5 of 5
Date:
2020-11-02
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiberwork, Textile crafts, Woolen and worsted spinning, Spinning, Wool, Sheep farming, and Spinning-wheel
Location:
Bruceton Mills (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/"]

15. Dyed yarn made from wool from Kathy Evans' sheep

Identifier:
4224.EvansKathyBruningMargaret.Photo.025.11.2.20
Title:
Dyed yarn made from wool from Kathy Evans' sheep
Date:
2020-11-02
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Sheep farming, Woolen and worsted spinning, Wool, Fiberwork, Spinning, and Textile crafts
Location:
Bruceton Mills (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/"]

16. Thread and other textile supplies in Kathy Evans' fiber studio

Identifier:
4224.EvansKathyBruningMargaret.Photo.026.11.2.20
Title:
Thread and other textile supplies in Kathy Evans' fiber studio
Date:
2020-11-02
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiberwork, Sheep farming, Textile crafts, Wool, and Weaving
Location:
Bruceton Mills (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/"]

17. West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship participants Kathy Evans and Margaret Bruning discuss their apprenticeship progress

Identifier:
4224.EvansKathyBruningMargaret.Photo.033.11.2.20
Title:
West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship participants Kathy Evans and Margaret Bruning discuss their apprenticeship progress
Date:
2020-11-02
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Textile crafts, Apprenticeship programs, Fiberwork, Wool, Spinning, Sheep farming, Spinning-wheel, and Woolen and worsted spinning
Location:
Bruceton Mills (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/"]

18. Kathy Evans and Margaret Bruning discuss their apprenticeship plans

Identifier:
4224.EvansKathyBruningMargaret.Photo.036.11.2.20
Title:
Kathy Evans and Margaret Bruning discuss their apprenticeship plans
Date:
2020-11-02
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Apprenticeship programs, Textile crafts, Weaving, Looms, Sheep farming, Fiberwork, and Wool
Location:
Bruceton Mills (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/"]

19. Master fiber artist Kathy Evans and apprentice Margaret Bruning work in Evans' studio in Bruceton Mills

Identifier:
4224.EvansKathyBruningMargaret.Photo.039.11.2.20
Title:
Master fiber artist Kathy Evans and apprentice Margaret Bruning work in Evans' studio in Bruceton Mills
Date:
2020-11-02
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Spinning-wheel, Textile crafts, Woolen and worsted spinning, Wool, Fiberwork, Apprenticeship programs, Sheep farming, and Spinning
Location:
Bruceton Mills (W. Va.)
["Kathy Evans (b. 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/"]

20. West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program participants in "Sheep to Shawl: Sheep Husbandry and Fiber Arts", Kathy Evans and Margaret Bruning, 1 of 3

Identifier:
4224.EvansKathyBruningMargaret.Photo.041.11.2.20
Title:
West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program participants in "Sheep to Shawl: Sheep Husbandry and Fiber Arts", Kathy Evans and Margaret Bruning, 1 of 3
Date:
2020-11-02
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Weaving, Fiberwork, Wool, Looms, Apprenticeship programs, Sheep farming, Textile crafts, Woolen and worsted spinning, Spinning, and Spinning-wheel
Location:
Bruceton Mills (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/"]

21. West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program participants in "Sheep to Shawl: Sheep Husbandry and Fiber Arts", Kathy Evans and Margaret Bruning, 2 of 3

Identifier:
4224.EvansKathyBruningMargaret.Photo.042.11.2.20
Title:
West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program participants in "Sheep to Shawl: Sheep Husbandry and Fiber Arts", Kathy Evans and Margaret Bruning, 2 of 3
Date:
2020-11-02
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Spinning-wheel, Spinning, Sheep farming, Looms, Wool, Apprenticeship programs, Textile crafts, Fiberwork, and Woolen and worsted spinning
Location:
Bruceton Mills (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/"]

22. West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program participants in "Sheep to Shawl: Sheep Husbandry and Fiber Arts", Kathy Evans and Margaret Bruning, 3 of 3

Identifier:
4224.EvansKathyBruningMargaret.Photo.043.11.2.20
Title:
West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program participants in "Sheep to Shawl: Sheep Husbandry and Fiber Arts", Kathy Evans and Margaret Bruning, 3 of 3
Date:
2020-11-02
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Spinning, Fiberwork, Sheep farming, Textile crafts, Looms, Apprenticeship programs, Weaving, Woolen and worsted spinning, Wool, and Spinning-wheel
Location:
Bruceton Mills (W. Va.)
["Sam & Joe HerrmannJoe Herrmann (b.1949) and Sam Herrmann (b. 1949), both Maryland natives, are traditional musicians who play together as part of Critton Hollow String Band. They have been a couple since the mid-1970s when they moved to Hampshire County, West Virginia. Joe is a fiddle and banjo player, and Sam is a guitar and hammer dulcimer player. Sam is also a knitter, hand yarn spinner, and owns the knitting kit company Samspun. They live on a piece of land in Paw Paw, WV where they keep sheep.Interviewers note:Interview with Sam and Joe Herrmann of Critton Hollow String Band on the back porch of their home in Critton Hollow, Paw Paw, West Virginia. Sam was knitting a childs sweater during the interview."]

23. Transcript of oral history of Joe and Sam Herrmann

Identifier:
4224.HerrmannJoeHerrmann.IntTranscript.7.19.16
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Joe and Sam Herrmann
Date:
2016-07-19
Creator:
Herrmann, Sam and Herrmann, Joe
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Dulcimer, Old-time music, Rizzetta, Sam, Folk music--West Virginia, Critton Hollow Stringband, Sheep farming, Knitters (Persons), Banjo, Fiddle tunes, Fiddling, and Appalachian dulcimer and autoharp music
Location:
Hampshire County (W. Va.)

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24. Oral history of Joe and Sam Herrmann

Identifier:
4224.HerrmannJoeHerrmannSam.AudioInt.7.19.16
Title:
Oral history of Joe and Sam Herrmann
Date:
2016-07-19
Creator:
Herrmann, Joe and Herrmann, Sam
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Critton Hollow Stringband, Fiddle tunes, Folk music--West Virginia, Knitters (Persons), Dulcimer, Banjo, Fiddling, Rizzetta, Sam, Old-time music, Appalachian dulcimer and autoharp music, and Sheep farming
Location:
Hampshire County (W. Va.)