I-69 Heritage Corridor - DeKalb County
DeKalb Cty -- Coney
-- Hochstettler
-- Houser
-- Minard
-- Myers
-- Placencia
-- Riser
-- Waterloo jam session
-- Sarasien
-- Sechler
-- Stackhouse
-- Rowe
Grant Cty -- Adkins
-- Butler
-- Petro
-- Neuhouser
-- Garage pickers
-- Cox
-- Hoke
-- Cash
-- Powers
Hamilton Cty -- Bundy
-- Davis
-- Day
-- Gordon
-- Cricket players
-- Dr. Bomie Han
-- Gerald Terry
-- Bobbie Kauffman
Delaware Cty -- Jackson
-- Doris Jean Coil
-- Ronald Davis
-- John Zile
-- Ken Shipley
-- Atchade
-- Roberts
Allen Cty -- Mowry
-- Zehner
-- Bozarth
-- Cynar
-- Lengacher
-- Gorman
-- Hollman
-- Patria Smith
-- Penny Myers
-- Rugsaken
Madison Cty -- Spencer
-- Joe Rice
-- Theoharris
-- Carol Ball
-- Greg Adams
Huntington Cty -- Enyeart
-- Glessner
-- Alice Stickler
-- Company Singers
-- Dick Hinton
-- Goldenberg
-- Jay Peters
-- Gil Shideler
Henry Cty -- Bennett
Mary Jane Stackhouse demonstrates rag rug weaving on her loom
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Photo by Ilze Akerbergs
Mary Jane Stackhouse -- Rag rug weaver
Mary Jane Stackhouse learned to weave from her mother, but she only started to weave rag rugs in earnest when she got her first loom 12 years ago. She has two looms, one for narrow rugs and one for bigger ones that she won at the weaving supply store in Ohio.
Mary Jane is very productive, weaving different sized rugs as well as some purses and bags. She would love to make a rug every day. Mary Jane showed boxes and boxes full of rugs that she had woven.
She has the current philosophy of recycling whatever she can, and rag rug weaving is a perfect craft to practice for recycling. People bring all sorts of rags to her, and she does the custom weaving for them.
Mary Jane is very actively involved in community festivals and crafts fairs, besides making custom rag rugs for people in her community.