A History of Tufted Rugs

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Southern Tufts: The Regional Origins and National Craze for Chenille Fashion

Southern Tufts: The Regional Origins and National Craze for Chenille Fashion

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Made by
Ashley Callahan
Date
2015
Place
Athens
Number
ISBN 9780820345161
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Themes
Chenille & candlewick, Machine tufting & Dalton

Cite this source

Ashley Callahan. Southern Tufts: The Regional Origins and National Craze for Chenille Fashion. University of Georgia Press, 2015. ugapress.org/book/9780820345161/southern-tufts.

Research notes

Foreword by Madelyn Shaw. 248 pp., 171 illustrations. First book on garments from north Georgia's tufted textile industry; covers the Dixie Highway roadside trade and department-store sales. Won the Georgia Historical Society's Lilla M. Hawes Award.