Buy Manual Woodworkers and Weavers Inspirational Collection Tapestry Throw with Verse, Meadowood Cottage by Thomas Kinkade, 50 by 60-InchManual Woodworkers and Weavers Inspirational Collection Tapestry Throw with Verse, Meadowood Cottage by Thomas Kinkade, 50 by 60-Inch Product Description:
- Woven tapestry throw with fringe
- Generously sized - 50 x 60-inches; cover a bed, drape over a couch or adorn a comfy chair
- Quote from Isaiah: And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation and in sure dwellings
- Made in the USA and created by Thomas Kinkade, world famous Painter in Light
- Search Manual Woodworkers for matching pillows and other decor items
- Generously sized - 50 x 60-Inch; cover a bed, drape over a couch or adorn a comfy chair
Product Description
Although Thomas Lemuel Oates started Manual Woodworkers & Weavers in 1932, the story goes back further. The roots of the company can be found in Oates' entrepreneurial spirit. He and his brother used to farm the mountain areas of Bat Cave in western North Carolina. They would also help their mother find materials for her crafts. The sons began to make wooden whistles, buckets and bird-houses. 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. When the Depression hit, he lost his job, but it 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. He built a waterwheel to generate electricity at a mill, began making product and opened shop. Over the years, he expanded the company. 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. 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.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Pretty
By E.J.H.
Love the picture but the colors are sort of dingy in appearance, and it just doesn't pop out. Background darker than I expected, as my search was based on looking for a lighter background. Picture is very pretty though.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
False advertisement on size and color
By normalgirl
When we decided to purchase this throw, we looked at many on the web. Specifically, there were some at Target that we liked better that this one. However, this one is advertised as 68" long. This length is what clinched this deal for us. NOTE THAT IT IS NOT 68" LONG. The actual documentation that came with the throw specifies that it is 60" long. I confirmed with a tape measure that it is 60" long (including the frays). While some might not consider this difference a big deal, it is a big deal when 1) it is why we bought this particular throw and 2) we want the throw to come to our chin and not our chest when using it. In addition, the brand new product color is not as vibrant as that pictured here. Clearly, someone has used the "auto-balance" (or some derivative) feature to add contrast to this picture.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Thomas Kinkade Garden Throw
By Vernon O. Pressley
The is a Awesome Throw It Looks like a Painting . I got three Of Them . Great Gift .
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