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1. 1 On February 18th, 2009, James Peiffer said:

   I want to do small blankets or rugs where you can sit at a counter and work on. Where can I get the supplies I need. I live in Pa. regards, Jim

   posted on February 18th, 2009 at 12:35 pm

2. 2 On February 19th, 2009, Mary Walker said:

   Jim, thank you for being the first to use the new comment and question feature! On the East Coast, you can contact Firewatch Weavers in Brimfield, Massachusetts or Wild West Weaver in Ridgefield, Connecticut. Most people build their own loom and I’m going to post a plan for a workshop sized loom on the site later today.

   posted on February 19th, 2009 at 10:56 am

3. 3 On April 22nd, 2009, Jany said:

   I teach High School art and we have an ag department with sheep, and a wood shop, I would like to teach Navojo style weaving. Is there a simple way to prepare the wool? from sheep to spinning, I have a friend with a spinning wheel. Buts she buys her wool. Money is, of course, non existant. Am I trying to bite off too much, is this a rich mans hobby?

   posted on April 22nd, 2009 at 2:04 pm

4. 4 On April 23rd, 2009, Mary Walker said:

   Jany, with the resources that you have available, I’d definitely encourage you to give it a try. I think that the scarce resource that you’ll have to deal with is time, not money. Processing your own wool is not expensive, but it is time intensive. That’s probably why your friend is buying her wool. Weaving the Navajo way isn’t a rich person’s hobby, but it does require time and patience. I’ll send you a personal email with more information.

   posted on April 23rd, 2009 at 7:41 am

5. 5 On May 16th, 2009, Mary said:

   We would like to convert a Mark
   Deschinney Yazhi loom to turnbuckles (like loom in back on pic #7 of the finish line). Any advice or suggestions, and maybe another picture? Thanks.

   posted on May 16th, 2009 at 9:20 am

6. 6 On May 16th, 2009, Mary Walker said:

   It’s very easy to convert the Deschinny loom to turnbuckles. This particular student had a fairly wide warp and she used four turnbuckles that were about 7″ long and attached them to the upper board in the back. I’ll try to find some other pictures of it. It worked very well. The turnbuckles could have been attached to the front board, but the warp was a bit too long to do that.

   posted on May 16th, 2009 at 7:53 pm

7. 7 On May 29th, 2009, Lisa Reiser said:

   Do any of your artists ever exhibit in private galleries?

   posted on May 29th, 2009 at 5:51 pm

8. 8 On May 29th, 2009, Mary Walker said:

   It depends on the weaver. D.Y. Begay and Morris Muskett certainly do. Some of the other weavers work directly with private clients. You can use the individual links to contact any of the artists whose work you’re interested in. What I try to do at my site is to provide a (free) link for any Navajo weaver who has a personal web site so that they have a conduit to higher search engine rankings and wider public exposure for their work.
   http://weavinginbeauty.com/wp-admin/edit-comments.php#comments-form

   posted on May 29th, 2009 at 6:03 pm

9. 9 On July 8th, 2009, Eddie Bonnie said:

   Just want to say hello to all weavers and buyers. I’m a male navajo rug weaver of Wide Ruins,Az. Bye

   posted on July 8th, 2009 at 1:42 pm

10. 10 On July 22nd, 2009, Jane Gerard said:

    we have just started with a beautiful herd of Churra, we are looking for weavers or hide tanners working in the old ways- any one out there?

    posted on July 22nd, 2009 at 2:08 pm

11. 11 On July 23rd, 2009, Lesia Spencer said:

    In reference to Weaver’s Day in Window Rock, FYI .. the NN council passed legislation for starting up “Green Jobs” within the nation … one of the suggestions was a wool/weaving coop for local weavers … I think that’s a pretty good start … now, to think of types of jobs!

    posted on July 23rd, 2009 at 5:56 pm

12. 12 On July 23rd, 2009, Mary Walker said:

    Let’s see! There’s sheep shearing, wool processing, spinning, dyeing…. We’ll have to be sure that they follow up!

    posted on July 23rd, 2009 at 7:00 pm

13. 13 On October 19th, 2009, vickie armstrong said:

    Will you be having another miniature navajo weaving event like the one on your website.

    posted on October 19th, 2009 at 2:48 pm

14. 14 On October 19th, 2009, Mary Walker said:

    I’m checking with Vickie to find out which event. The chances are that we’ll be doing it again.

    posted on October 19th, 2009 at 5:45 pm

15. 15 On November 8th, 2009, Deborah Downs said:

    Mary

    I don’t know if your are interested; however, The 13 Grandmothers Council will be meeting in Sedona, Dec 3-6. Below is their website.
    http://www.grandmotherscouncil.com/

    Deborah

    posted on November 8th, 2009 at 5:39 pm

16. 16 On November 8th, 2009, Mary Walker said:

    If someone attends this event, please feel free to write an article if there’s weaving related content. I’m teaching a class that weekend.

    posted on November 8th, 2009 at 7:35 pm

17. 17 On November 17th, 2009, Jan HP said:

    Mary-did you weave the Social Dancers weaving yourself? It is beautiful!

    posted on November 17th, 2009 at 6:28 pm

18. 18 On November 18th, 2009, Mary Walker said:

    Yes, it’s my weaving! I get so busy washing, repairing and writing about other people’s rugs that I only finish about two pieces a year! Thanks for the compliment; it was a fun piece to weave.

    posted on November 18th, 2009 at 8:23 am

19. 19 On November 18th, 2009, Gabrielle Poorman said:

    Hi!
    My name is Gabrielle Poorman and I was wondering if I could interview someone who knows about rug weaving. I’m in college and have a research paper to write and i need to interview someone. Your help would be greatly appreciated.
    Thank You

    posted on November 18th, 2009 at 10:14 am

20. 20 On November 18th, 2009, Mary Walker said:

    You can interview me if you want to Gabrielle. Some of the weavers with web sites are also possibilities.

    posted on November 18th, 2009 at 11:03 am

21. 21 On December 18th, 2009, Jan HP said:

    Hi Mary & Jennie- I have a question about the C-Cactus Flower loom. Jennie-are you able to warp this loom in the tradional way for a Navajo rug? Love all your rugs!! Jan

    posted on December 18th, 2009 at 9:41 am

22. 22 On December 18th, 2009, Mary Walker said:

    No, the C-Cactusflower loom has a unique way of producing a Navajo warp with a system using two combs, but you can’t change the spacing of the warp or attach a traditional warp. For a portable loom that is warped traditionally, contact Mark Deschinny at http://www.markdeschinny.com..

    posted on December 18th, 2009 at 11:36 am

23. 23 On December 28th, 2009, topsy holmes said:

    i live in colorado and i have beautiful commercially spun navajo churro yarn. i would love to sell it to navajo weavers. i have all the natural colors. any ideas on how to get this yarn to the weavers? or get to know the weavers who are looking for navajo churro?

    posted on December 28th, 2009 at 1:13 pm

24. 24 On December 28th, 2009, Mary Walker said:

    Perhaps if you could send some samples?

    posted on December 28th, 2009 at 1:34 pm

25. 25 On December 28th, 2009, topsy holmes said:

    i would be happy to send some samples. perhaps you might email me with an address, of where to send them. topsy@dragonflychurros.com

    posted on December 28th, 2009 at 3:01 pm

26. 26 On December 28th, 2009, Mary Walker said:

    I’ve provided Topsy with my mailing address. I’ll post pictures and a review when I’ve had a chance to look at the samples.

    posted on December 28th, 2009 at 3:13 pm

27. 27 On January 28th, 2010, Oshea said:

    Hello
    Will there be any navajo weaving classes in massachusetts this year?

    Oshea

    posted on January 28th, 2010 at 1:03 pm

28. 28 On January 28th, 2010, Mary Walker said:

    It’s possible that someone else will be doing them, but Jennie Slick and I will not be coming back any time soon.

    posted on January 28th, 2010 at 1:07 pm

29. 29 On February 12th, 2010, Alison Halsey said:

    Mary,
    Long time no contact! My fault! I am doing well and continue to weave mostly on the portable loom although I did make myself a large wooden one. Time problem – work gets in the way. A few friends asked me about teaching them to weave and I said I would try. Believe me they will be no threat to the Navajo weavers.

    Could I buy from you 6 smaller width forks and 6 medium length and width battens? The problem is I need them by February 25th. Is that possible????
    A snow storm here knocked everything out for a week and a half hence I am behind on ordering things. Thanks. Let me know how much and if I can send a check or do you want a credit card number.
    I still long to be back on the reservation and weaving – what a great 3 weeks. I hope to be back this summer for a brief visit in July.

    Peace,
    Alison Halsey
    410-353-3456
    32 Franklin St.
    Annapolis, MD 21401

    posted on February 12th, 2010 at 1:31 pm

30. 30 On February 13th, 2010, linda hernandez said:

    i would like to know when the next on line weaving class will be held

    posted on February 13th, 2010 at 8:42 am

31. 31 On February 13th, 2010, LINDA HERNANDEZ said:

    i am interested in the next online class or if there are any classes around toledo ohio.

    posted on February 13th, 2010 at 5:47 pm

32. 32 On March 6th, 2010, Bonnie Allen said:

    Does anyone know of any weavers in Illinois? thanks, Bonnie

    posted on March 6th, 2010 at 3:02 pm

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