Record #:

5584

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Lela Brooks used her skills as a tobacco stringer to learn the art of crochet needlework. Using available material - cotton tobacco twine - she creates intricate designs on bedspreads and other items. In 1991, she received a N.C. Folk Heritage Award.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 44 Issue 1 & 2, 1997, p37-38

Subject(s):

Brooks, Lela Hammond, 1891-1971; Crocheting--Robeson County