Hands on Crafts Partners:

The Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County (PLCMC)
PLCMC offers children's programming and services including storytelling, craft activities, websites, and children's computers, books and so much more.

Website: http://www.plcmc.lib.nc.us

The Mint Museum of Art
The Mint Museum of Craft + Design
See many of the objects featured in this website by visiting the Mint Museum of Art and Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, North Carolina

Website: http://www.mintmuseum.org

Funding for this project was made possible by:

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
The Institute provides distinct programs of support for libraries and museums and also encourages partnerships between museums and libraries. IMLS consists of the Office of Museum Services and the Office of Library Services.

Website: http://www.imls.fed.us/

STUDIO 1 — Miranda Leach: Catawba potter from Rock Hill, SC, Travis & Bayle Owens: Fifth-generation traditional potters from Seagrove NC (Jugtown Pottery), Erik Farrell: Moravian style potter from Seagrove (Westmore Pottery).

 

STUDIO 2 • Emma: Young weaving enthusiast, Bendria Manigault: Third-generation, coiled basket maker from Charleston, SC, and the "quilting bee" class from the Bernina Says Sew shop in Charlotte, NC.

• Bernina Says Sew, Charlotte, NC
• Catawba Cultural Preservation Project, Rock Hill, SC
• Dorothy Williams, Fiber artist, Charlotte, NC
• Highland Mills, Charlotte, NC
• Lincoln County Historical Association & Lincoln County History Museum, Lincolnton, NC
• Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA), Winston Salem, NC
• North Carolina Pottery Center, Seagrove, NC
• Qualla Artist Craft Center, Cherokee, NC
• Sid Luck of Luckwares Pottery, Seagrove, NC
• State Library of North Carolina
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte - Art Department, Charlotte, NC
• Woonsocket Mills, Charlotte, NC

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