It’s All About the Rugs
Spider Rock Girls Back to School Sale
Tempe, AZ The Spider Rock Girls are raising money for their back to school expenses and auctions and sales to traders are slow for them right now. They have two items on Ebay at the moment. Under normal circumstances, the only way to get one of their weavings is through competitive bidding or by being…
Read MoreWarning! Don’t Look At This If You Already Have Enough Yarn!
Sanders, AZ I put together the photo collage above as part of an update that I was doing for the R.B. Burnham & Co. web site and I thought you might enjoy seeing some of the rugs that they have in their gallery as well as the summer crop of vegetally dyed yarns by Marie…
Read MoreDilkon Chapter Summer Weaving Program
Dilkon, AZ During the summer, many chapters on the Navajo Nation have summer youth programs which employ students in various jobs. The idea is to build job skills and to provide students with a means of earning money for school expanses. This summer, the Dilkon Chapter, which is about 20 miles north of Winslow, Arizona…
Read More20th Annual Adopt a Native Elder Rug Show Scheduled for November 6-8 in Park City
Tempe, AZ Adopt a Native Elder will hold their 20th Annual Rug Show in Park City , Utah on the weekend of November 6th through 8th, 2009, just in time for holiday shopping. The show draws weavers and other artists from many parts of the Navajo Nation. You’ll find rugs and other art work…
Read MoreDinéjík’éhgo ‘Atło (Navajo Weaver’s Day) at Navajo Nation Museum
Window Rock, AZ The Navajo Nation Museum has designated Friday, July 17 as their first Dinéjík’éhgo ‘Atło (Navajo Weaver’s Day). The event will feature vendors, weaving demonstrations, food, a symposium, and two screenings of the 2007 documentary “Weaving Worlds” (at 1:00 PM and 6:00 PM). “Weaving Worlds” director Bennie Klain and weaver Gilbert Begay are…
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