Archive for 2010
Convergence 2010 in Albuquerque
Window Rock, Navajo Nation It’s been a whirlwind two weeks for Jennie Slick and me and a time that we will always remember. Last week, we were at the Handweaver’s Guild of America’s Convergence 2010 in Albuquerque, New Mexico where we taught several classes, visited with old friends and met many, many new ones. We…
Read MoreMeet the Weaver: Lillie Dugi
Tempe, AZ Jim David, who often stops by the web site to catch up on the weaving news, recently contacted me to share pictures of two rugs woven by his aunt, Lillie Dugi of Cameron, AZ. Jim is assisting his aunt in the sale of her work. Contemporary weavers often seek marketing assistance from relatives…
Read MoreA Weaving in Beauty Milestone: ‘Atł’óhí Binaltsoos (The Weaver’s Book) Available for Pre-order and Download
Five years ago, Liz Munk, Jennie Slick and I decided that we wanted to add to the materials available to help people learn to weave the Navajo way. In particular, we wanted to provide a more detailed look at every phase of the warping process and add to the documentation on turned joins and diagonal…
Read MoreHeading Home
Window Rock, AZ All of the students from our May class have headed home and most of them are already there. I’m still in Window Rock to take care of a few errands and I’ll be heading back to the Phoenix area today. I’ll be writing about the class this week, but I wanted to…
Read MoreThe Dye Plants of Spring
Window Rock, AZ Today, Rose and Henry Lee Dedman helped us to dye some wool in the Navajo way, over an open fire. We collected ground lichen, sage and rabbitbrush on the Defiance Plateau and used walnut hulls and wild carrot that we had harvested last year and stored. One of the students brought a…
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