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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. Kathy Evans' rug weaving demo in progress

Identifier:
4224.EvansKathyBruningMargaret.Photo.034.11.2.20
Title:
Kathy Evans' rug weaving demo in progress
Date:
2020-11-02
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiberwork, Apprenticeship programs, Wool, Weaving, Looms, 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/"]%

14. 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:
Sheep farming, Fiberwork, Weaving, Apprenticeship programs, Wool, Textile crafts, Looms
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/"]%

15. 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:
Apprenticeship programs, Textile crafts, Weaving, Looms, Fiberwork, Spinning-wheel, Wool, Woolen and worsted spinning, Sheep farming, 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/"]%

16. 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:
Wool, Textile crafts, Spinning, Spinning-wheel, Sheep farming, Apprenticeship programs, Woolen and worsted spinning, Weaving, Looms, Fiberwork
Location:
Bruceton Mills (W. Va.)

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17. Oral history of Sarah Fletcher, 1 of 2

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:
Looms, Fiberwork, Textile crafts, Weaving
Location:
Canaan Valley (W. Va.)

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18. Oral history of Sarah Fletcher, 2 of 2

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:
Fiberwork, Looms, Weaving, Textile crafts
Location:
Canaan Valley (W. Va.)
["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/"]%

19. Transcript of oral history of Sarah Fletcher

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:
Looms, Weaving, Fiberwork, Textile crafts, Augusta Heritage Center
Location:
Canaan Valley (W. Va.)
["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 Barbara Dorothy Thompson, 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/"]%

20. A weaver at Ben's Old Loom Barn in Davis works on the loom

Identifier:
4224.FletcherSarah.Photo.001.7.25.18
Title:
A weaver at Ben's Old Loom Barn in Davis works on the loom
Date:
2018-07-25
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Textile crafts, Weaving, Looms, Fiberwork
Location:
Canaan Valley (W. Va.)
["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 Barbara Dorothy Thompson, 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/"]%

21. Small loom at Ben's Old Loom Barn in Davis

Identifier:
4224.FletcherSarah.Photo.002.7.25.18
Title:
Small loom at Ben's Old Loom Barn in Davis
Date:
2018-07-25
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiberwork, Weaving, Looms, Textile crafts
Location:
Canaan Valley (W. Va.)
["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 Barbara Dorothy Thompson, 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/"]%

22. Loom room at Ben's Old Loom Barn in Davis

Identifier:
4224.FletcherSarah.Photo.003.7.25.18
Title:
Loom room at Ben's Old Loom Barn in Davis
Date:
2018-07-25
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Textile crafts, Weaving, Fiberwork, Looms
Location:
Canaan Valley (W. Va.)
["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 Barbara Dorothy Thompson, 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/"]%

23. Rug loom at Ben's Old Loom Barn in Davis

Identifier:
4224.FletcherSarah.Photo.004.7.25.18
Title:
Rug loom at Ben's Old Loom Barn in Davis
Date:
2018-07-25
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Textile crafts, Weaving, Looms, Fiberwork
Location:
Canaan Valley (W. Va.)
["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 Barbara Dorothy Thompson, 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/"]%

24. Weaving pattern on Sarah Fletcher's loom at Ben's Old Loom Barn in Davis

Identifier:
4224.FletcherSarah.Photo.005.7.25.18
Title:
Weaving pattern on Sarah Fletcher's loom at Ben's Old Loom Barn in Davis
Date:
2018-07-25
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Looms, Fiberwork, Textile crafts, Weaving
Location:
Canaan Valley (W. Va.)