MOUNTAIN CITY, TN — The importance of fiber arts in the Appalachian mountains, around the world and throughout history cannot be overstated. The need for warm clothing or the desire to have beautifully woven tapestries is just a part of the story.

Though the term Fiber Arts, used by curators and arts historians, might not have come into regular use until the late 1940s and early 1950s, it is certainly one of mankind’s oldest art forms.