Trading Posts
Weaving Worlds PBS Schedule
I’m seeing a lot of traffic from people who seem to be looking for information on broadcast schedules for Bennie Klain’s Weaving Worlds documentary on PBS. The best source of information I’ve found is at the PBS site. At this site, you can select the program and see when it will be broadcast on a…
Read MoreGallery of Pictures for October Classes is Ready!
I’ve just finished editing a gallery of pictures from the two classes that Jennie Slick and I did in October. I’m using a package that integrates directly into the web page so that you aren’t directed outside the site, which I hope will make the pictures easier and more fun to navigate through. The gallery…
Read MoreHistoric Blankets and New Wool: Toadlena and Two Grey Hills
Window Rock, AZ Yesterday, our class took the afternoon off to visit Toadlena and Two Grey Hills, about 70 miles northeast of Window Rock. We took one of my favorite routes: north on Indian Route 12, east on New Mexico 134 over Narbona Pass and then north on 491 before making a turn toward Toadlena…
Read MoreWeaving in Beauty October Class: Two Grey Hills and Toadlena
Today, our Window Rock class took a field trip to Two Grey Hills and Toadlena. These areas are noted for finely woven rugs woven in natural colors. There are two trading posts in this area, so we had a busy afternoon. We stopped at first at the Toadlena Trading Post and Rug Museum to visit…
Read MoreMark Winter at the Southwest Traders Rendezvous
I hope you’ll enjoy hearing Mark Winter talk about a recent trading experience that he had with 94 year old weaver Clara Sherman. Mark was at the the recent Southwest Traders Rendezvous in Cortez, Colorado and was participating in the show and tell portion of the program when he told this story on September 27,…
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