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Native Fiber Artisan Retreat in the Chuska Mountains

15th July 2008

Native Fiber Artisan Retreat in the Chuska Mountains

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Chuska Mountains, NM We’ve received a note from Jane Ginn telling us about a Youtube video that she’s released showing an interview with weaver and shepherd Irene Bennalley.  We’ve embedded the video above for your viewing pleasure!  At the end of the video there are some details on a healing retreat that Irene will be hosting in August 3 -10 in the Chuska Mountains near Toadlena, New Mexico.  The retreat includes classes on Navajo weaving technqiues, sheep tending, nature walks, sweatlodge ceremonies, talking circles and lessons in traditional Navajo open fire cooking.  The cost for the retreat is $875 and you can sponsor a Navajo weaver to attend for $850. For more information and to register, please see the Toadlena Trading Post web site. Please contact Irene at 505-793-8038 if you have questions.

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    kathleen higham: I'd like to join with you when it starts again!

    Mary Walker: The Munsell color system was developed to provide a precise numeric description of color based on hue, value or lightness and color purity (referred to by Munsell as chroma). This precision is helpful in mixing dyes to achieve the desired results. There is a Munsell study group on Weavolution.com, but I was too busy teaching right now to join. I hope there will be enough people interested to do another group later this year. If you haven't already joined Weavolution, I'd encourage you to do it. The current study group is called the Munsell+dye study group.

    Emmy: I'm curious now. What is a Munsell group? Thanks Emmy

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