Reversible tote with woven handle
Tote measures 18'' square
Fun owl design by artist Bethany Berndt Shackelford
By Bethany Berndt Shackelford; Made in the USA
Manual woodworkers'' Izzy baby blankets are always a welcome gift

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Product Dimensions

Package Dimensions
Width : 9 inch
Height : 1.8 inch
Length : 9 inch

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ASIN : B00C2UFUII

Product Description

Although Thomas Lemuel Oates started Manual Woodworkers and 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'' 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.