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Handwoven runner made from cotton thread and scrap material.
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Cultural Objects, Textiles

Handwoven Carpet Runner

People
Maker/Creator: Beulah Mae Harmon Shelor
Date
1950-1970
Places
Black Ridge (Courthouse District)
Material/Medium

Fabric scraps, cotton

Specifications
  • Length: 104 inches
  • Width: 35 inches
Description

This multicolored carpet runner is handwoven using cotton warp thread and strips of fabric sewn together for the weft material. The warp threads are knotted at each end forming a fringe. The photo at right shows a ball of weft material cut and sewn together ready for use.

Keywords
Handwoven runner, carpet, rag rug
Bio Sketch

Beulah Mae Harmon Shelor (1897-1992) was the daughter of Harvey Thompson Harmon and Emily Bishop Harmon. The loom she used to weave this runner belonged to her grandmother Elizabeth Dodd Bishop and was built by her grandfather Asa Bishop in the mid-1800s. Beulah married Harman Barnard Shelor. Their daughter Opal Shelor Hylton donated the family loom and its accessories to Old Church Gallery in addition to this rug.