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Archive for November 2013

A Gathering of Weavers: The Heard Museum Weaver’s Marketplace

November 8, 2013 | 1

  For about the last six weeks, all of the conversations that I’ve been involved in with Navajo weavers have included this question:  “Are you going to the Gathering of Weavers”?   Over the last five years, this unique event at the Heard Museum has become an important venue for master weavers who sell their…

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Barbara Teller Ornelas and A Gathering of Weavers

November 5, 2013 | 1

The Heard Museum Gathering of Weavers is a unique event where Navajo weavers market their work directly to customers.  It started as a fairly small event five years ago and has struggled somewhat to find a niche in a tight economy, but it seems to have reached that spot where the weavers find it a…

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Florence Riggs’ Pictorial Sold and Happy Birthday to Florence!

November 4, 2013 | 1

Florence Riggs brought her hogan interior weaving to the Gathering of Weavers at the Heard Museum. It’s woven from Brown Sheep’s finer weight yarn and is set at 10 warps per inch. There are over 50 rows in each inch!  Florence’s weaving didn’t find a buyer at the Heard, so its still for sale directly…

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A Gathering of Weavers: Gerard Begay

November 3, 2013

Gerard Begay started weaving about six months ago and brought an astonishing five rugs to the Gathering of Weavers.  

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Hand Woven Spider Rock Squash Blossom Purse by Laramie Blake

November 3, 2013

This cute purse by Laramie Blake is headed for the Weaving in Beauty Mercantile. It will be priced at $180.

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