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1. Oral history of Kathy Evans and Margaret Bruning

Identifier:
4224.EvansKathyBruningMargaret.AudioInt.10.27.20
Title:
Oral history of Kathy Evans and Margaret Bruning
Date:
2020-10-27
Creator:
Evans, Kathy, Bruning, Margaret
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Weaving, Looms, Wool, Spinning-wheel, Farms--West Virginia, Woolen and worsted spinning, Textile crafts, Spinning, Sheep farming, Fiberwork
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.), Bruceton Mills (W. Va.), Elkins (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/"]%

2. Transcript of oral history of Kathy Evans and Margaret Bruning

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, Evans, Kathy
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Spinning-wheel, Looms, Spinning, Wool, Textile crafts, Weaving, Fiberwork, Farms--West Virginia, Woolen and worsted spinning, Sheep farming
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.), Bruceton Mills (W. Va.), Elkins (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/"]%

3. Wool yarn plied by Kathy Evans

Identifier:
4224.EvansKathyBruningMargaret.Photo.005.11.2.20
Title:
Wool yarn plied by Kathy Evans
Date:
2020-11-02
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Woolen and worsted spinning, Textile crafts, Wool, Spinning, Spinning-wheel, Fiberwork
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/"]%

4. Yarn, roving, and tools at Kathy Evans' fiber studio at Evans Knob Farm

Identifier:
4224.EvansKathyBruningMargaret.Photo.006.11.2.20
Title:
Yarn, roving, and tools at Kathy Evans' fiber studio at Evans Knob Farm
Date:
2020-11-02
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Woolen and worsted spinning, Wool, Textile crafts, Spinning, Fiberwork, 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/"]%

5. Kathy Evans in her fiber studio at Evans Knob Farm in Bruceton Mills

Identifier:
4224.EvansKathyBruningMargaret.Photo.007.11.2.20
Title:
Kathy Evans in her fiber studio at Evans Knob Farm in Bruceton Mills
Date:
2020-11-02
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Textile crafts, Woolen and worsted spinning, Wool, Looms, Fiberwork, Weaving, Sheep farming, Spinning-wheel, 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/"]%

6. Kathy Evans demonstrates plying yarn to apprentice Margaret Bruning

Identifier:
4224.EvansKathyBruningMargaret.Photo.008.11.2.20
Title:
Kathy Evans demonstrates plying yarn to apprentice Margaret Bruning
Date:
2020-11-02
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Wool, Spinning-wheel, Woolen and worsted spinning, Spinning, Fiberwork, 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/"]%

7. Kathy Evans sits at her rug loom in her Bruceton Mills studio

Identifier:
4224.EvansKathyBruningMargaret.Photo.010.11.2.20
Title:
Kathy Evans sits at her rug loom in her Bruceton Mills studio
Date:
2020-11-02
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Spinning, Textile crafts, Looms, Fiberwork, 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/"]%

8. Wool roving for needle felting in Kathy Evans' fiber studio

Identifier:
4224.EvansKathyBruningMargaret.Photo.011.11.2.20
Title:
Wool roving for needle felting in Kathy Evans' fiber studio
Date:
2020-11-02
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiberwork, Wool, Textile crafts, Felt work, 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/"]%

9. Kathy Evans weaves on her rug loom, 1 of 3

Identifier:
4224.EvansKathyBruningMargaret.Photo.012.11.2.20
Title:
Kathy Evans weaves on her rug loom, 1 of 3
Date:
2020-11-02
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Looms, Textile crafts, Weaving, Wool, Fiberwork
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/"]%

10. Kathy Evans weaves on her rug loom, 2 of 3

Identifier:
4224.EvansKathyBruningMargaret.Photo.013.11.2.20
Title:
Kathy Evans weaves on her rug loom, 2 of 3
Date:
2020-11-02
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Weaving, Wool, Looms, Textile crafts, Fiberwork
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/"]%

11. Kathy Evans weaves on her rug loom, 3 of 3

Identifier:
4224.EvansKathyBruningMargaret.Photo.014.11.2.20
Title:
Kathy Evans weaves on her rug loom, 3 of 3
Date:
2020-11-02
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Looms, Weaving, Fiberwork, Textile crafts, 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/"]%

12. Kathy Evans weaves in a piece of roving on her rug loom

Identifier:
4224.EvansKathyBruningMargaret.Photo.015.11.2.20
Title:
Kathy Evans weaves in a piece of roving on her rug loom
Date:
2020-11-02
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiberwork, Textile crafts, Looms, Weaving, Wool
Location:
Bruceton Mills (W. Va.)