Weaving in Beauty

Navajo Weaving Workshop

AZ

Barbara Teller Ornelas and Lynda Teller Pete are fifth generation Master Navajo Weavers.  Sisters, Barbara and Lynda will share personal stories and experiences, allowing participants to gain fascinating insights into the world of Navajo weaving. 

In this 3 day workshop students will work on a pre-warped Navajo Upright Loom (which will be available for sale) and will learn the basics of Navajo weaving and design while making a small (10” x 12”) rug.  Wool for the weft will need to be purchased in the shop at the time of the workshop.

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Navajo Revisited

AZ

Been a while since you warped and wove a rug? Revisit those skills in this class. Designed for the person who has already taken a beginning class but has been away from the craft for a while, this will get you back to weaving.

Four 2.5 hour sessions

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Intermediate Navajo Loom Weaving

AZ

Weave a Two-faced or Twill rug or your own design. Come to class with your loom already warped. This is an instructor assisted independent study class for the intermediate to advanced student in Navajo weaving. 

Three two hour sessions.  

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Weaving in Beauty: A Textile Tour of the Navajo Nation

AZ

Intensive week-long combination class and textile tour for students of all levels of ability.  Limit of 8 students per session. 

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Weaving in Beauty: A Textile Tour of the Navajo Nation

AZ

Intensive week-long combination class and textile tour for students of all levels of ability.  Limit of 8 students per session. 

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Weaving in Beauty: A Textile Tour of the Navajo Nation

AZ

Intensive week-long combination class and textile tour for students of all levels of ability.  Limit of 8 students per session. 

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Spider Rock Girls Boarding School

AZ

A week long weaving adventure with camping and weaving at Spider Rock in Canyon de Chelly.  Learn to weave or improve your skills.  This class is appropriate for all levels.

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Weaving in Beauty: A Textile Tour of the Navajo Nation

AZ

Intensive week-long combination class and textile tour for students of all levels of ability.  Limit of 8 students per session. 

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Navajo Weaving

AZ

Navajo weaving workshop with award winning Two Gray Hill weavers Barbara Teller Ornelas and Lynda Teller Pete. Participants will be able to complete a small rug under their tutelage. Stories from their culture, their families, and their experiences flow easily from these engaging sister artists. Participants have an option to stay in Amerind's Fulton Seminar House. November 5 is an optional day for those who want to learn how to warp their looms.

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Various Workshops on Weaving and Dyeing

AZ

Contact Mark Deshchinny for class schedule

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2012 Navajo Weaving Class

CA

Students will have the opportunity to learn the art of weaving from Award winning, Master Navajo Weavers, Barbara Teller Ornelas, originally from Two Grey Hills and Newcomb, New Mexico, now living in Tucson, AZ and her sister Lynda Teller Pete from Denver, CO. Barbara and Lynda have taught Navajo Weaving for over 14 years. While instructing and demonstrating, Barbara and Lynda will share personal stories and experiences, allowing students into family’s 7 Generations of Navajo weaving. There are Navajo weaving songs and stories, however, all songs and stories vary from Navajo weaving families in different geographical areas. Students will learn the traditional method of Navajo weaving in the 5 days of class. The majority of the class will be spent designing and learning how to weave a 16.5” high X 12.5” wide rug on an upright Navajo Loom.

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Beginning & Intermediate Navajo Weaving

CA

Beginners: Students will learn the traditional method of Navajo weaving and will begin by learning how to prepare an upright Navajo-style loom for weaving. The majority of the week will be spent designing and learning how to weave a 16" x 24" rug. In order to complete the rug and learn how to finish the piece, it is recommended that students continue for the second week. Beginning weavers may enroll for the full two weeks or in the first week only. For beginners wanting to weave only, pre-warped looms will be available (must preorder).

Intermediate: Students will learn more advanced weaving techniques and more intricate patterns, and the rug may be any size. Students who have begun a rug in this workshop in previous summers may bring their rugs to complete. Intermediate students (those who have taken this course before or have had previous basic training in Navajo weaving on an upright loom) may enroll for the full two weeks or in the second week only. Intermediate students must bring their own loom and it must be set up for weaving before class begins. If you wish to warp your loom, you must attend the first session, even if you are a returning student.

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Navajo Weaving Boot Camp-WA216

CA

Learn the basics of weaving in the Navajo way from master weaver Jennie Slick and her assistant, Mary Walker. Participants will construct a loom using canvas stretcher bars that can be taken home. Jennie and Mary will guide you through the processes of warping the loom, weaving, and design. You will never look at a Navajo rug the same way again.

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Small group Navajo weaving classes

CA

Beginning weavers will learn to warp up and weave on a  traditional Navajo loom and create a small sampler.  Intermediate and advanced weavers will learn more complex vertical and diagonal design methods and techniques to plan and carry out intricate patterns.

Contact Marilyn for current schedule

Navajo Weaving

CO

These Navajo Weaving workshops are open to beginners and experienced Navajo style weavers alike in Denver, Colorado. Students will have the opportunity to learn the art of weaving from Navajo Weaver,Lynda Teller Pete. While instructing and demonstrating, Lynda will share personal stories and experiences, allowing participants the chance to gain fascinating insights into the world of Navajo weaving. Classes available for those that want to start at the beginning with warping and learning to weave the "Navajo Way" on an upright loom, while experienced weavers work to refine their techniques and explore ideas for more complex designs. Navajo upright vertical looms will be fully warped and set up. Students will receive individualized instruction in areas of their choosing. Navajo history, culture, spirituality and weaving taboos will also be discussed along the way. All classes will accommodate both beginning and intermediate students.

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Navajo Style Saddle Cinch Fashion Belt

CO

Weave a beautiful, wearable accessory to your wardrobe in the Navajo Cinch technique. Learn Basic Tapestry skills in a narrow format. NOTE: If you prefer to weave a saddle cinch as pictured, please call me in advance. Cinch instruction is $60 extra. Navajo or other sturdy frame loom required for either project. Warp and buckles provided by instructor unless otherwise discussed.

Additional email contact for this class is deb.j.greer@gmail.com.  

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Navajo Weaving

CO

These Navajo Weaving workshops are open to beginners and experienced Navajo style weavers alike in Denver, Colorado. Students will have the opportunity to learn the art of weaving from Navajo Weaver,Lynda Teller Pete. While instructing and demonstrating, Lynda will share personal stories and experiences, allowing participants the chance to gain fascinating insights into the world of Navajo weaving. Classes available for those that want to start at the beginning with warping and learning to weave the "Navajo Way" on an upright loom, while experienced weavers work to refine their techniques and explore ideas for more complex designs. Navajo upright vertical looms will be fully warped and set up. Students will receive individualized instruction in areas of their choosing. Navajo history, culture, spirituality and weaving taboos will also be discussed along the way. All classes will accommodate both beginning and intermediate students.

This session runs four days on separate weekends.

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Navajo Weaving

CO

These Navajo Weaving workshops are open to beginners and experienced Navajo style weavers alike in Denver, Colorado. Students will have the opportunity to learn the art of weaving from Navajo Weaver,Lynda Teller Pete. While instructing and demonstrating, Lynda will share personal stories and experiences, allowing participants the chance to gain fascinating insights into the world of Navajo weaving. Classes available for those that want to start at the beginning with warping and learning to weave the "Navajo Way" on an upright loom, while experienced weavers work to refine their techniques and explore ideas for more complex designs. Navajo upright vertical looms will be fully warped and set up. Students will receive individualized instruction in areas of their choosing. Navajo history, culture, spirituality and weaving taboos will also be discussed along the way. All classes will accommodate both beginning and intermediate students.

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Beginning Navajo Weaving

CO

The Beginning Navajo Weaving workshop is for one week by master weaver Ilene Naegle. Participants will start and finish a small Navajo rug on an upright Navajo loom. Participants will spin and ply their own edge cords before warping. Participants will learn the basic weaving using the vertical and diagonal design.  They will finish a one of a kind rug.  There will be room for story telling. 

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Navajo Horse Cinch Weaving

CO

The Navajo Horse Cinch Weaving workshop with master weaver/fiber artist and 4th generation weaver/sheep herder Roy Kady will consist of learning the very basics of Navajo Horse Cinch weaving techniques warped between two D rings. Each student will warp their own strings between two (2) D rings, dress them appropriately and weave a plain simple pattern of stripes, square/step and diagonal patterns, they will also learn about the finishing techniques and are recommended to complete their weavings by the end of the workshop session. Roy will also share with his students his family history of shepherding, horsemanship and some appropriate sacred stories of the horse and their songs. All the materials and the rental loom will be provided and included in the materials list fee, he will also have some extra tools/supplies and/or yarns from his Navajo-Churro Sheep flock on hand for sale to his students.

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Navajo Weaving

MA

Description: Ongoing Navajo Weaving Instruction from beginner through intermediate levels. Instructor Pam Engberg has studied with Jennie Slick and Liz Munk and can help you progress in a creative environment.

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Fiber Furlough

MO

Part of Fiber Furlough curriculum.   “ Our Fiber Furlough is a popular week-long workshop designed as a get-away fiber week filled with exploration and time to work on fiber projects”.

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Natural Dyeing Yarn With Extracts & Indigo

NM

Natural Dyeing Yarn With Extracts & Indigo: A Rainbow Palette & Chakra Journey

Explore natural extracts, a quicker option to regular natural dyeing, that will still produce the palette of nature, always with some startling results. Using crockpots as yarn cookers, get luscious colors without any fuss. A simple color-theory review will send us back to the dye pots in successive days to overdye our primary-colored skeins of yarn to yield every color of the rainbow. Mordents will be covered. Dip it while it's hot!

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Navajo Weaving and Culture

NM

"We begin with the all important warping for which Pearl supplies her own hand-spun yarn to ensure proper tension. Then the students are guided through the design stage. For beginning students this will be a block design, while advanced students will work with diagonals, or even a twill. The Navajo way is not to use a cartoon but rather to design right on the loom. Monday through Friday we weave. All techniques will be demonstrated first by Pearl, then done by each student under her encouraging supervision. All levels are welcome as each student is encouraged to work at his or her individual pace.”

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