Miniature Navajo Rug

AZ

Learn about Navajo style weaving in a small format that you can take anywhere. You can work on a small loom made from art store stretcher bars or a picture frame. You can also purchase a C-Cactus Flower loom from the Fiber Factory. You’ll do everything that is done in the beginner classes, but you’ll do it in a smaller format. This class is an excellent introduction to Navajo techniques.   Meets every week for three 2.5 hour sessions.

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Navajo Weaving Workshop

AZ

Barbara Teller Ornelas and Lynda Teller Pete are fifth generation Master Navajo Weavers.  Sisters, Barbara and Lynda will share personal stories and experiences, allowing participants to gain fascinating insights into the world of Navajo weaving. 

In this 3 day workshop students will work on a pre-warped Navajo Upright Loom (which will be available for sale) and will learn the basics of Navajo weaving and design while making a small (10” x 12”) rug.  Wool for the weft will need to be purchased in the shop at the time of the workshop.

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Beginning Navajo Loom Weaving

AZ

Learn the basic techniques of this wonderful southwestern craft. You will learn to warp a Navajo loom, the basic weaving techniques of stripes, Coal Mine weave, Crystal weave, diagonals, and how to finish a Navajo rug. Looms are provided.* No experience is necessary. Pick up materials list.

Five 2.5 hour sessions

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Intermediate Navajo Loom Weaving

AZ

Weave a Two-faced or Twill rug or your own design. Come to class with your loom already warped. This is an instructor assisted independent study class for the intermediate to advanced student in Navajo weaving. 

Three two and a half hour sessions every two weeks.  

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Weaving in Beauty: A Textile Tour of the Navajo Nation

AZ

Intensive week-long combination class and textile tour for students of all levels of ability.  Limit of 8 students per session. 

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Weaving in Beauty: A Textile Tour of the Navajo Nation

AZ

Intensive week-long combination class and textile tour for students of all levels of ability.  Limit of 8 students per session. 

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Weaving in Beauty: A Textile Tour of the Navajo Nation

AZ

Intensive week-long combination class and textile tour for students of all levels of ability.  Limit of 8 students per session. 

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Weaving in Beauty: A Textile Tour of the Navajo Nation

AZ

Intensive week-long combination class and textile tour for students of all levels of ability.  Limit of 8 students per session. 

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Navajo Weaving

AZ

Navajo weaving workshop with award winning Two Gray Hill weavers Barbara Teller Ornelas and Lynda Teller Pete. Participants will be able to complete a small rug under their tutelage. Stories from their culture, their families, and their experiences flow easily from these engaging sister artists. Participants have an option to stay in Amerind's Fulton Seminar House. November 2 is an optional day for those who want to learn how to warp their looms.

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Various Workshops on Weaving and Dyeing

AZ

Contact Mark Deshchinny for class schedule

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Intermediate Workshop

CA

Intermediate workshop: learn to combine diagonal and vertical lines to create complex designs.  

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Intermediate Workshop

CA

Learn to combine diagonal and vertical lines to create complex designs.  

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Beginning Workshop

CA

Beginning Workshop - $350 for three days; all supplies and a student loom provided.

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2013 Navajo Weaving Class

CA

Students will have the opportunity to learn the art of weaving from Award winning, Master Navajo Weavers, Barbara Teller Ornelas, originally from Two Grey Hills and Newcomb, New Mexico, now living in Tucson, AZ and her sister Lynda Teller Pete from Denver, CO. Barbara and Lynda have taught Navajo Weaving for over 14 years. While instructing and demonstrating, Barbara and Lynda will share personal stories and experiences, allowing students into family’s 7 Generations of Navajo weaving. There are Navajo weaving songs and stories, however, all songs and stories vary from Navajo weaving families in different geographical areas. Students will learn the traditional method of Navajo weaving in the 5 days of class. The majority of the class will be spent designing and learning how to weave a 12.5” high X 10.5” wide rug on an upright Navajo Loom.

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Beginning OR Intermediate Workshop (depends on demand)

CA

Check with Marilyn to see which class will be offered.

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Beginning & Intermediate Navajo Weaving

CA

Beginners: Students will learn the traditional method of Navajo weaving and will begin by learning how to prepare an upright Navajo-style loom for weaving. The majority of the week will be spent designing and learning how to weave a 16" x 24" rug. In order to complete the rug and learn how to finish the piece, it is recommended that students continue for the second week. Beginning weavers may enroll for the full two weeks or in the first week only. For beginners wanting to weave only, pre-warped looms will be available (must preorder).

Intermediate: Students will learn more advanced weaving techniques and more intricate patterns, and the rug may be any size. Students who have begun a rug in this workshop in previous summers may bring their rugs to complete. Intermediate students (those who have taken this course before or have had previous basic training in Navajo weaving on an upright loom) may enroll for the full two weeks or in the second week only. Intermediate students must bring their own loom and it must be set up for weaving before class begins. If you wish to warp your loom, you must attend the first session, even if you are a returning student.

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Small group Navajo weaving classes

CA

Offers ongoing workshops throughout the year.

Beginning weavers will learn to warp up and weave on a  traditional Navajo loom and create a small sampler.  Intermediate and advanced weavers will learn more complex vertical and diagonal design methods and techniques to plan and carry out intricate patterns.

Contact Marilyn for classes other than those currently in the schedule.

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Navajo Weaving

MA

Description: Private instruction on an as-needed basis.  Instructor Pam Engberg has studied with Jennie Slick and Liz Munk and can help you progress in a creative environment.

Fiber Furlough

MO

Part of Fiber Furlough curriculum.   “ Our Fiber Furlough is a popular week-long workshop designed as a get-away fiber week filled with exploration and time to work on fiber projects”.

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Navajo (Diné) Rug Weaving

NJ

Class Description: Learn how to set up a warp, weave and finish off a small rug using the basic and traditional weaving techniques on an upright Navajo style loom. Various Navajo rug styles will be shared along with a brief history of the Navajo culture. Ideas will be provided on how to plan and incorporate various designs in a rug as well as how to resolve problems that you may encounter. Navajo rugs are well known for their selvedges and for having the designs be the same on the front and back. You will learn how to do this properly and finish a small rug. No prior experience is necessary.

Instructor Bio: Marilou Schultz, Navajo or Dine, is originally from the Navajo reservation from Arizona. She learned weaving at a young age and taught Navajo weaving for more than 20 years. The basic weaving techniques are still the same as our ancestors except for the material used for the loom, weaving tools, and sometimes the fiber used for weaving. As a weaver and educator, She likes to experiment and share her knowledge with others. She participates in the Santa Fe Indian Market, Heard Indian Market, New York Sheep and Wool plus the Maryland Sheep & Wool festivals.

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Navajo Weaving and Culture

NM

"We begin with the all important warping for which Pearl supplies her own hand-spun yarn to ensure proper tension. Then the students are guided through the design stage. For beginning students this will be a block design, while advanced students will work with diagonals, or even a twill. The Navajo way is not to use a cartoon but rather to design right on the loom. Monday through Friday we weave. All techniques will be demonstrated first by Pearl, then done by each student under her encouraging supervision. All levels are welcome as each student is encouraged to work at his or her individual pace.”

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Southwestern-style Tapestry Weaving Workshop

OR

The workshop offers an opportunity to explore the unique tapestry techniques of the Southwestern United States. Warping will be done in the traditional way, and the basic structure of vertical, horizontal, and diagonal patterning will be practiced on a 10″ x 16″ sampler. The use of classic tools, finishing, and natural dyeing will be introduced. Open to all levels of weavers. Looms provided. On-site accommodation is available.

$395 fee, $195 deposit due by 4/24/15. Registration open through May 9, 2015.

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