Archive for July 2008
Happy Birthday, Jennie Slick!
Here’s Jennie with a small weaving that she finished last month Happy birthday to master weaver Jennie Slick! Ashdla’diin dóó ba’aan náhást’éí binááhai. Just try to Google that! It’s Jennie’s age in Navajo. Jennie doesn’t have email, but you can send her a card at P.O. Box 321, Houck, AZ 86506.
Read MoreFine Weaves: An 1880’s Germantown Blanket
This blanket dates to the 1880’s and was in an attic in St. John’s, Arizona. The three ply Germantown yarns used date it to the 1880’s and the blanket definitely shows it’s relationship to Rio Grande blankets as well as to Chief blankets. Germantown yarns were spun in Germantown, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia and were supplied…
Read MoreWeaving in Beauty Classes for 2009 Available for Registration
Above: Trader Bruce Burnham discusses weaving with our May 2008 class. The rugs in the background are by Mae Clark. I’ve just finished posting our Weaving in Beauty classes for 2009 and they are now open for registration: The classes we’ve scheduled are Weaving Class and Tour (May 9-16) Advanced Weaving Seminar (August 8-13) Natural…
Read MoreWeavers and Traders: A New Study by Teresa Wilkins
Teresa J. Wilkins of the University of New Mexico, Gallup has taken up the highly charged subject of the relationship between weavers and traders in her new book, Patterns of Exchange: Navajo Weavers and Traders. I’m just getting started reading it, but I like Dr. Wilkins approach, which analyzes the complex ways in which both…
Read MoreA Gift for a Friend
Have you ever had a design just come into your mind nearly fully formed? That’s what happened to me with this weaving. I completed it recently as a gift for my friend Grace Diane Calderone, who is holding it in the picture at left. With my rug repairs, teaching and the web sites that I…
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