It’s All About the Rugs
Happy New Year! Let’s Go to Navajo Weaving Boot Camp!
Tempe, AZ If your New Year’s Resolution includes learning to weave the Navajo way or improving as a weaver in Navajo techniques, we have two new Navajo Boot Camp classes for your consideration. The first new boot camp will be held on May 16-18 (Thursday-Saturday) in Gallup, New Mexico. Richardson’s Trading Post is hosting…
Read MoreUnder the Rainbow: The Tufted Rugs and Pictorials of Amy Begay
Tempe, AZ I have been meaning to introduce you to Flagstaff weaver Amy Begay all summer and as you may have noticed, I’m running out of days quickly. Amy teaches in a bi-cultural school in Flagstaff and is also a prolific weaver. She loves to do tufted pieces and had two of them when I…
Read MoreScottsdale Native Arts Walk: Showing Off Their Best
Hover your mouse over the pictures for a closer look Scottsdale, AZ The Scottsdale Native Arts Walk, another event in the run up to this weekend’s Heard Museum Guild Indian Market, took place last night. Galleries all over Old Town Scottsdale were open and many had invited special guests to bring their own expertise…
Read MoreA Visit with Barbara Teller Ornelas and Lynda Teller Pete at Their Navajo Weaving Workshop in Tucson
Tucson, AZ I just got back from a delightful visit with Barbara Teller Ornelas and Lynda Teller Pete and their class at Grandma’s Spinning Wheel in Tucson, Arizona. Lynda and Barbara are doing a three day workshop and their students where having a great time. The class will be repeated February 12-14, 2012, so now…
Read More2012 Weaving in Beauty Calendar is Now Available
The 2012 Weaving in Beauty Calendar is available for purchase in the Mercantile! The calendar pictures were all taken within the last eighteen months and represent a snapshot of the year in our corner of the weaving world. Master weaver Emily Malone is on the cover this year and she’s shown holding the start of…
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