Crossnore Weavers and Gallery

A vibrant piece of Southern Appalachian history lives today at the Crossnore Weavers and Gallery in Crossnore, NC.  This working museum, housed in what is commonly known as the "Weaving Room," features a fine art gallery, weaving studio, museum and a retail sales shop whose proceeds benefit The Crossnore School, a private, non-profit children's home.

Founded in 1913 by Mary Martin Sloop, the Weaving Room was created to keep alive the art of hand-weaving, to give an economic opportunity to women, and to promote The Crossnore School through the sale of beautiful hand-woven goods all over the world.

The recently renovated museum highlights the history of The Crossnore School's weaving program from its beginnings in 1920.  Exhibits include a timeline, history of the building, and weaving samples.  Special displays celebrate "Women of the Weaving Room" and the Weaving Room's central figures, Mrs. Newbern Johnson, known to all as "Aunt Newbie," and Ossie Phillips, who managed the weaving program for over thirty years. 

The museum shares space with the Weaving Room's studio area.  Here the looms come to life as actual weavers continue to practice the art of Appalachian hand-weaving.  Visitors are welcome to try their hand at weaving on an old WPA loom, practically an exhibit all by itself.

The Weaving Room at Crossnore School was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.  Just across the road is E. H. Sloop Chapel, built in 1956 by Mary Sloop for her husband, Dr. Eustace Sloop, which features the Ben Long fresco, "Suffer the Little Children," which was completed in July, 2006.

Hours of Operation

Monday-Saturday  8:30 am – 5:00 p.m.

Admission Fee

None
*Prices are subject to change without notice & from what is listed on this website.

Location

205 Johnson Lane
Crossnore, NC  28616
www.crossnoreschool.org

Directions:  I -40 Exit 105 Morganton on Highway 181, travel north about 30 miles, turn left at Pineola (Highway 221 South), go 2.3 miles to blinking light, turn right onto Crossnore Drive .5 miles, turn right onto Johnson Lane approximately 50 yards; Crossnore Weavers and Gallery: A Working Museum is on the left.

Crossnore can also be reached from I-40 Exit 85 Marion on Highway 221 North, travel approximately 30 miles to blinking light, turn left onto Crossnore Drive .5 miles, turn right onto Johnson Lane approximately 50 yards; Crossnore Weavers and Gallery: A Working Museum is on the left.

From Linville at the four-way traffic light, head south on Highway 221, go 6 miles to blinking light, turn right onto Crossnore Drive .5 miles; turn right onto Johnson Lane approximately 50 yards; Crossnore Weavers and Gallery: A Working Museum is on the left.

From the Blue Ridge Parkway, at Milepost 317, take the Linville Falls and Highway 221 exit; head north on Highway 221 approximately 5.2 miles to blinking light; turn left onto Crossnore Drive .5 miles, turn right onto Johnson Lane approximately 50 yards: Crossnore Weavers and Gallery: A Working Museum is on the left.