It’s All About the Rugs
Taking a Little Break from Weaving at Canyon de Chelly
Window Rock, AZ Our weaving classes in Window Rock are fairly intense, so many students like to take a break in the middle of the week and spend the day at Canyon de Chelly, about 60 miles away. We take the half day tour offered through Thunderbird Lodge. It’s one of the larger tour companies…
Read MoreTotah Festival Indian Market Rug Auction Rug Check In
Rug Check-in Times: Friday, September 04, 2009: 9AM to 1PM at Gateway Park Museum & Visitors Center 4PM to 6PM at the Civic Center Theater Saturday, September 05, 2009: 9AM to noon at the Civic Center Theater Rugs will not be accepted after 12PM on Saturday! Rug Auction Starts at 1:00 PM For more information…
Read MoreUpdates! Spider Rock Girls Back to School Sale
Tempe, AZ The Spider Rock Girls Back to School Sale was a big success, with Lavera Blake selling her large Burntwater Double Diamond rug on Ebay at the asking price and the other girls selling some smaller pieces in various patterns on Ebay and directly to clients. Lavera passed her Certified Nursing Assistant examination and…
Read MoreThe Elusive Wild Carrot
Window Rock, AZ How can it be Wednesday night? We’ve been busy going through our itinerary for this week’s class and I realized I haven’t had time to write this week. Monday, we went wild carrot hunting with Rose Dedman. Wild carrot, also called dock root or canyaigre, has the Latin name rumex hymenosepalus. It…
Read MoreSummer in Window Rock!
Window Rock, AZ The summer series of Weaving in Beauty classes started yesterday with eight students. Once we had the looms warped, we headed to Gallup for dinner at Earl’s and a visit to the nightly Native American dance show on the plaza at the McKinley County courthouse. We were treated to a performance by…
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