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Craft in America

Explore weaving in Asheville

Explore weaving in Asheville

Aired 05/02/2014 | Rating NR

Craft in America

Explore weaving in Asheville

Clip: Season 5 | 3m 58sVideo has Closed Captions

Explore weaving in Asheville

Explore weaving in Asheville. Archival courtesy of Biltmore Estate, Biltmore Industries Inc, D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, UNC Asheville, Grovewood Gallery, National Archives and Records Administration.

Aired 05/02/2014 | Rating NR

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Julie Silber talks about her love of quilts

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Quilt Historian Julie Silber talks about her love of quilts (3m 26s)

Gees Bend Quilters

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Meet Gees Bend Quilters Lucy Mingo and Mary Ann Pettway featured in the INDUSTRY episode (15m 30s)

Explore weaving in Asheville

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Explore weaving in Asheville (3m 58s)

Wood figure carver Harley Refsal

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Wood figure carver Harley Refsal & John C. Campbell Folk School featured in the HOLIDAY ep (7m 18s)

Papel Picado artist Kathleen Trenchard

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Papel Picado (punched paper) artist Kathleen Trenchard featured in the HOLIDAY episode (4m 47s)

National Gingerbread Competition

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The National Gingerbread Competition featured in the HOLIDAY episode (7m 15s)

Menorah maker Susan Garson

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Ceramic artist and menorah maker Susan Garson featured in the HOLIDAY episode (9m 45s)

Isabel & Enrique Sanchez make tamales

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Tamale makers Isabel & Enrique Sanchez featured in the HOLIDAY episode (3m 52s)

Gitte Gentile assembles Finnish Christmas Stars

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Scandanavian baker Gitte Gentile assembles Finnish Christmas Stars (2m 6s)

Garcia Art Glass holiday ornaments

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Glassblowers at Garcia Art Glass coax molten glass into cheerful ornaments (4m 22s)

Christmas at the Biltmore House

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Experience Christmas at the Biltmore House featured in the HOLIDAY episode (5m 53s)

Ceramic tree of life artist Veronica Castillo

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Ceramic tree of life artist Veronica Castillo featured in the HOLIDAY episode (5m 37s)

Silversmith Chloe Darke and Old Newbury Crafters

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Meet silversmiths Chloe Darke and Geoffrey Blake at Old Newbury Crafters (14m 59s)

Albert Paley paints "The Promise"

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Albert Paley paints "The Promise", commissioned for the Hershey Children's Hospital (3m 36s)

Albert Paley designs forged hardware and chandeliers

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Albert Paley designs forged hardware and chandeliers for a private home. (2m 27s)

Learn about Lowell's Boat Shop production line

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Learn about Lowell's Boat Shop production line (1m 22s)

James Sullivan on craft and the creative economy

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Journalist James Sullivan on craft and the creative economy (2m 16s)

INDUSTRY episode preview

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INDUSTRY: Handmade in the Creative Economy (30s)

Woodcarver Harley Refsal talks about materials

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Woodcarver Harley Refsal talks about the materials needed to carve a holiday figure. (1m 3s)

Woodcarver Harley Refsal sharpens knife

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Woodcarver Harley Refsal sharpens knife. (2m 1s)

Woodcarver Harley Refsal carves holiday figure

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Woodcarver Harley Refsal carves a holiday figure (4m 58s)

Veronica Castillo builds a Tree of Life - Poinsettia

Veronica Castillo builds a Tree of Life Part 2 - Making a Poinsettia (2m 47s)

Veronica Castillo builds a Tree of Life - Assembling

Veronica Castillo builds a Tree of Life - Assembling the Tree of Life (4m 59s)

Veronica Castillo builds a Tree of Life - Arms & Base

Veronica Castillo builds a Tree of Life Part 1 - Building the arms & base (5m 32s)

Veronica Castillo builds a Tree of Life - Angel

Veronica Castillo builds a Tree of Life Part 3 - Making an Angel (3m 32s)

Kathleen Trenchard creates a luminaria

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Decorate the holidays with luminarias. (3m 42s)

HOLIDAY episode preview

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Embrace winter celebrations as part of our American experience with the handmade. (30s)

Ceramic artist Susan Garson talks about materials

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Ceramic artist Susan Garson talks about the materials needed to build a bird menorah (2m 21s)

Ceramic artist Susan Garson paints a menorah

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Ceramic artist Susan Garson paints a bird menorah. (4m 10s)

Ceramic artist Susan Garson builds a bird menorah

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Ceramic artist Susan Garson builds a bird menorah. (7m 57s)

Building and decorating a Gingerbread house

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Grove Park Inn chefs Robert Alger & Iain Jones build and decorate a gingerbread house. (4m 49s)

Albert Paley "Encore" installation

Watch Albert Paley's "Encore" sculpture being installed on Park Avenue in New York City. (38s)

FORGE episode preview

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FORGE: Exceptional artists forging metal magically transformed by fire. (30s)

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