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Blue Ridge Artisans

The Blue Ridge Folklife Festival offers an unmatched market of rural folk crafts. More than 30 artisans demonstrate old-time hand skills from tobacco twisting and basket making to blacksmithing and weaving.

The festival is known for presenting the hard-to-find crafts produced by artisans who make and sell items not found on the regular craft show circuit. For many of our craftspeople, the Blue Ridge Folklife Festival is the only event they participate in.

Regularly Featured Crafts Include:

  • Walking Stick Making
  • Mandolin Making
  • Coppersmithing
  • Sock Doll Making
  • Weaving
  • Spinning
  • Knitting
  • Cane Carving
  • Apple Lore
  • Blacksmithing
  • Basket Making
  • Quilting

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