Program: Crossnore Weaving Room

A Presentation About the Weaving Room @ Crossnore School

Caroline Hatchell, Asst. Manager of the Weaving Room will be on hand to tell us all about Crossnore's mission and its weaving. She will have a variety of wearables and housewares from the Weaving Room with her for sale, cash or card.

Crossnore Weavers, located on the Avery campus, was created to preserve the Appalachian art of hand-weaving, to give an economic opportunity to women, and to promote Crossnore Communities for Children through the sale of beautiful hand-woven goods all over the world.

Crossnore Weavers was founded in 1913 by Dr. Mary Martin Sloop. Sharing space with Crosnore’s Fine Arts Gallery, the Weaving Room is a living museum, highlighting decades of history. Exhibits include a timeline, photographs and history, and weaving samples. Special displays celebrate “Women of the Weaving Room” and the Weaving Room’s central figures, Mrs. Newbern Johnson and Ossie Phillips.

The mission of the Heritage Arts Program  is to promote connection and awareness through community engagement, while nurturing the strong historical and educational connection of Crossnore to the community. The Heritage Arts Program offers a series of arts focused workshops to the public to preserve Appalachian Mountain Weaving and introduce students to new art techniques.

Learn more about classes offered at Crossnore here.