Manual Woodworkers & Weavers Rabbit Shaped Pillow, 17.5

From the mountains of North Carolina, manual WW weaves, sews, prints, and develops not just the fabrics, textiles, and beautiful products you'd expect from a Heritage company, they bring you the freshest designs for your home. The roots of the company can be found in Oates' entrepreneurial spirit, as Thomas Lemuel Oates started manual Woodworkers & Weavers in 1932. He and his brother used to farm the Mountain areas of Bat cave in Western North Carolina, and they would also help their mother find materials for her crafts. The sons began to make wooden whistles, buckets and bird-houses, and they would sell their wares along with her crafts to the people from Charlotte that came through in their horse-drawn buggies on the way to the mountains.

Later, Thomas worked at the Ashville postcard company, and when the depression hit, he lost his job. This inspired him to go into business and sell crafts, like cornhusk dolls and woven pieces, that were produced by the local women. He had learned about the Wholesale business while working at Ashville, and he built a waterwheel to generate electricity at a mill, began making product and opened shop. Over the years, he expanded the company, and his son, Lemuel Oates, who would next manage the company, says he worked in the business from a young age. He explains the products were made from cotton scraps left over from making socks, and half-inch circles would be looped together to form a variety of products.

Lemuel Oates went to college and then settled in Richmond. In December 1973, he returned to Bat cave and took over the company. In 2007, his son Travis and his daughter, Molly Oates Sherrill, took over the business. Today, manual WW offers a wide range of home decor options, including 100% Cotton Blend decorative bunny shaped throw pillows, reversible designs that show the front and back of the animal, as well as an extensive line of tapestries and throws, wall plaques and hangings, and indoor/outdoor pillows, all made in the USA.

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