Go ahead, pull the thread, and the story of the Carpet Capital of the World unravels back to a girl: Catherine Evans Whitener.
At twelve, Catherine studied a candlewick coverlet and wondered, ‘How was this made?’ At fifteen, with no pattern, teacher, or store-bought materials, she made her first hand-tufted bedspread.
TUFTED tells the true story of how Catherine’s curiosity and perseverance revived a craft, perfected a process, and originated an industry. As she taught other women, one bedspread became many, women’s work became women’s wages, and a Northwest Georgia cottage industry grew into the Bedspread Center of the World and, eventually, the Carpet Capital of the World.
Richly illustrated and rooted in Appalachian history, TUFTED shows young readers how one person’s idea can open doors for others and invites them to wonder: What might be possible for me?
Go ahead, pull the thread, and the story of the Carpet Capital of the World unravels back to a girl: Catherine Evans Whitener.
At twelve, Catherine studied a candlewick coverlet and wondered, ‘How was this made?’ At fifteen, with no pattern, teacher, or store-bought materials, she made her first hand-tufted bedspread.
TUFTED tells the true story of how Catherine’s curiosity and perseverance revived a craft, perfected a process, and originated an industry. As she taught other women, one bedspread became many, women’s work became women’s wages, and a Northwest Georgia cottage industry grew into the Bedspread Center of the World and, eventually, the Carpet Capital of the World.
Richly illustrated and rooted in Appalachian history, TUFTED shows young readers how one person’s idea can open doors for others and invites them to wonder: What might be possible for me?
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