Archive for October 2009
The Autumn Dyepot
Window Rock, AZ We took advantage a break in the windy weather of the last few days to do some natural dye work with Rose Dedman. Tomorrow will be the last full day of class and we were in the classroom just a little late tonight, so this will be brief. Below is a picture…
Read MoreCanyon de Chelly: At Spider Rock with the Spider Rock Girls
Window Rock, AZ We had a wonderful day at Canyon de Chelly. We took the half day tour and then met Spider Rock Girls Emily Malone, Alyssa Malone and Laramie Blake at the Thunderbird Lodge for lunch. Emily brought along some of the rugs she and the other girls had just finished abd several are…
Read MoreAn Afternoon at Toadlena and Two Grey Hills
Window Rock, AZ I’ll just post a couple of pictures quickly tonight. I need to be up and alert at 6 AM to go to Canyon de Chelly but I couldn’t resist sharing two pictures with you. We had a super visit to the Two Grey Hills area this afternoon and visited with Mark Winter…
Read MoreWeaving in Beauty October Class: A Field Trip to R.B. Burnham and Company
Window Rock, AZ After a quiet morning of weaving with instructor Jennie Slick (pictured above), we spent the afternoon at R.B. Burnham and Company Trading Post in Sanders, AZ. Burnham’s has wool that is custom-spun for Navajo weaving and all of our classes really enjoy browsing through the vegetally dyed colors that hang from ceiling…
Read MoreWeaving in Beauty October Class in Window Rock: A Field Trip to Hubbell
Window Rock, AZ Our class got started with their weaving today and we took some time out this afternoon to take a trip to Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, which is about 28 miles west of here in Ganado, Arizona. The site was sold to the National Park Service by Dorothy Smith Hubbell in…
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