Host Kami Ahrens and Foxfire weaver Sharon Grist take a field trip to the John C. Campbell Folk School to meet with Allie Dudley, the school’s new resident artist and a flourishing young historic weaver. Listen in as Sharon, Kami, and Allie talking weaving patterns, the future of craft, and it’s role in communities.

Read the transcript here.

Learn more about the folk school at folkschool.org

Check out Allie’s blog: allie-dudley.squarespace.com/blog

Overshot examples:

americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_621553

americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_621358

One of Allie’s coverlets: allie-dudley.squarespace.com/blog/2021/8/23/aampb-wedding-coverlet

Allie Dudley in the folk school’s weaving studio.

Allie and Sharon Grist discuss looms. Notice the warping board wall behind Sharon.

Sharon Grist and Allie Dudley in the weaving studio.