Woven Legacies with Ashley Webb | September 2

Woven Legacies: Stories, Traditions, and the Material Culture of Appalachian Overshot Coverlets

Join us at the Floyd Center for the Arts on Wednesday, September 2 at 5:30 PM for a special presentation exploring the history, artistry, and stories woven into Appalachian overshot coverlets.

Presented by Ashley Webb, Woven Legacies: Stories, Traditions, and the Material Culture of Appalachian Overshot Coverlets will explore the rich Appalachian tradition of geometric woven coverlets and the mechanics, creativity, skill, and labor that went into creating a single coverlet.

Highlighting historic coverlets from the Old Church Gallery featured in the exhibition Strings Attached: The Enduring Appeal of Overshot Coverlets, Ashley will take a deeper look at the material culture of these treasured textiles. Through patterns, techniques, and the objects themselves, we'll discover stories of family, community, and identity and explore the enduring legacy of Appalachian weaving traditions.

About Ashley Webb

Ashley Webb received her BA in History and Anthropology from Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia, and her MA in Museum Studies from Bournemouth University in Dorset, England. She is the Executive Director and Curator of Collections and Exhibitions for the Historical Society of Western Virginia, which operates the Roanoke History Museum and O. Winston Link Museum.

In addition to her work with the Historical Society, Ashley works with several local museums as a contract museum collections specialist, including the Taubman Museum of Art and the Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech. She has also guest curated exhibitions throughout central and southwest Virginia.

Ashley serves as a Director-At-Large with the Virginia Association of Museums. In 2026, Governor Abigail Spanberger appointed her to the Virginia Commission for the Arts as the Region 6 Commissioner.

Her specialty is fashion history, and she is the owner of Bustle Textiles, a historic dress preservation company with an emphasis on creating traveling fashion exhibitions for small museums.

Event Details

Woven Legacies: Stories, Traditions, and the Material Culture of Appalachian Overshot Coverlets | Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 5:30 PM

Floyd Center for the Art | 220 Parkway Lane South, Floyd, VA 24091

This special program accompanies Strings Attached: The Enduring Appeal of Overshot Coverlets, featuring historic coverlets from the Old Church Gallery and celebrating the craftsmanship, stories, and textile traditions of our region.

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