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Arrowcraft
576 Parkway
Gatlinburg, TN, 37738
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Located in Gatlinburg, TN across from the Ripley's Aquarium, Arrowcraft offers an unparalled craft experience through shopping and on-site craft demonstrations.
Open
10am - 6pm daily, December-April
10am - 8pm daily, May-November
all Sundays 10am - 6pm
865-436-4604
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CONTINUING OUR CRAFTMAKING HERITAGE Arrowcraft Shop was founded in 1926 by Pi Beta Phi, the nation's oldest college women's fraternity. The Guild, Arrowmont School and Arrowcraft Shop have a joint history, which goes back to 1930, when Arrowmont joined with several other craft cooperatives to form the Southern Highland Craft Guild. Arrowcraft Shop helped mountain families in this remote region gain independence by providing them with a source of income from the sale of their handiwork. Today, known simply as Arrowcraft, it is the oldest gift shop in Gatlinburg, TN. As one of the Southern Highland Craft Guild shops, it continues the tradition of presenting fine regional crafts. This historic shop sells the best crafts from a nine-state region - weaving, basketry, pottery, woodcarving, glass, and toys - ensuring that these skills passed from hand to hand for generations will be preserved for the future.
To learn more about what to do and see while you are in Gatlinburg, visit www.gatlinburg.com.
Weaving Demonstration at Arrowcraft
Sevierville, TN weaver Peggy Whitted will be at the Arrowcraft Shop Thursday, March 25 - Saturday March 27 from 10am to 4pm. She will demonstrate weaving techniques used on a large floor loom. Peggy Whitted was inspired to become a weaver after visiting her husband's relatives in Tennessee, the Whitted Weavers of Jones Cove. She adds her own interpretations of traditional weaving patterns to the placemats, runners and other functional hand-woven items she creates. Weaving has become a family tradition as Peggy has taught each of hter daughters to weave. Peggy Whitted has been a weaver since 1972 and a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild since 1989.
Wood Carving Demonstration at Arrowcraft
Gatlinburg, TN wood carver Dan Rhymer will be at Arrowcraft Sunday, March 14 - 16, from 10am to 4pm each day. His visit will coincide with the Celebrate Santa Festival going on in Gatlinburg. He will demonstrate various techniques used to carve his Hillbilly Santa, native American and caricature sculptures. Dan Rhymer is a native Tennessean of Irish, Welsh and Cherokee heritage. His work has been exhibited in many places, from Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts to the Smithsonian. He has been a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild since 1993.
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The Arrowcraft Shop
Located accross from the aquarium in Gatlinburg, TN |
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Arrowcraft offers
a wide variety of fine handmade items. |
| photo: Robert Batey |
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A display of Bee Global's
fragrant bee's wax lanterns. |
| photo: Robert Batey |
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