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Weaving in Beauty Spring Class: Exhibit Openings and Visitors
Window Rock, AZ Lula and Herman Brown came by this morning to show us one of the small looms that they use to produce the Navajo miniatures that they’re famous for. The small Tree of Life rug on the loom has an astounding 60 birds. Lula also brought some of her newly finished rugs to…
Read MoreNavajo-Tapestry Study Group Gathering in Mesa, Arizona
The Navajo-Tapestry Study Group of the Teleraña Weaving Guild will meet tomorrow, May 2, 2009 at Mesa Community College, room SC29 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. This is a drop-in session for all experience levels, but it is not a beginner class. There is no formal program; the aim of the study group…
Read MoreWeekend Building Project: A Navajo Style Loom
When Jennie Slick and I began to teach classes in the Window Rock area, we wanted the looms and tools to be Navajo made. Henry Lee Dedman in Ft. Defiance, Arizona, developed the small workshop loom seen in the picture above. We really like the loom and many students have used the plan for…
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