Weaving in Beauty

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Learn to Weave!

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  1. 1 On August 27th, 2008, Jill Gribin said:

    I am looking for beginning weaving classes in the Los Angeles area – can you help? Thanks, Jill

  2. 2 On October 31st, 2008, Betty Smith said:

    I’m trying to find more information on double weaving – saddle blanket – with little diamonds. I can assemble the loom and done a basic wide ruin design but I’m more interested in the saddle blanket loom. Contact me.

  3. 3 On October 31st, 2008, admin said:

    Betty, the loom for a double weave is the same as it is for a Wide Ruins design except that you use three pull sheds instead of just one. The warp threads have to be a little closer. There are two books that have instructions on this, Mary Pendleton’s Navajo and Hopi Weaving Techniques and Noel Bennett and Tiana Bighorse’s Designing with the Wool. I am away from my reference books right now, so I can’t give you more information immediately, but I’ll be able to give you more information next week. I have copied other weavers on this reply and they may be able to give you information sooner than I’m able to right now.

  4. 4 On November 25th, 2008, Sally said:

    am in San Fernando Valley (close to LA). Am also looking for a weaving class.

  5. 5 On April 2nd, 2009, Oma said:

    Hello Mary, will there be any workshop in Harvard MA later this year?

  6. 6 On April 2nd, 2009, Mary Walker said:

    It doesn’t look like we’ll be doing a class in the east this year.

  7. 7 On September 6th, 2009, DawnMarie said:

    I am Haida and a new weaver! I am looking for help in Western NC, Fletcher area, but I love to read so any ideas I would greatly appreaciate

  8. 8 On November 10th, 2009, Lois Hartwig said:

    Tapestry weavers in Lake Havasu City . . . am I the only one?

  9. 9 On February 20th, 2010, Barbara said:

    Do you know of any classes in the North Georgia area (Atlanta)?

    Thank you,

    Barbara

  10. 10 On April 17th, 2010, Lashawn Mcalary said:

    Hello, been reading your blog for some time. I operate a comparable blog page but I keep receiving a lot of spam responses, how do you maintain your blogging site so clean?

  11. 11 On April 17th, 2010, Mary Walker said:

    I use a product called Akismet. but I don’t think that Blogspot has a similar function. The only answer may be to turn on moderation for the comments. If they have the feature, I’d try to turn off comments on any post more than 14 days old. That would cut down on it.

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    Jackie Schweitzer: hello, if you happen to have a cancellation for Oct. 2010, i would like to take the spot. if not, probably May 2011. i have a 2nd person coming but he is not a weaver. thanks!

    Mary Walker: Our physical address is protected on the web site but appears on all of our online transactions and invoices. We can provide references from past students if you'd like them. We have provided classes on the Navajo Nation since 2000 and have taught over 500 students. Please contact me via email if you'd like to set up a phone or web conference to discuss a class. Thanks for your interest in learning to weave the Navajo way!

    Mary Ann Polacek: I am interested in signing up for future classes, but dont see contact info to discuss classes beforehand as you require or firsttimers. Also I dont do cyperspace business without a physical address involved when invovling money-waaaay too much internet fraud out there to submit deposits to cyperspace. Please advise how to contact you and engage in synchronous conversation about upcoming classes. Thank you.

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