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The Weaving Life

By Mary Walker | November 13, 2007

During our October class, we had some great visits with people from the Navajo community. Barbara Jean Teller Ornelas dropped by (but, drats, I was gone) and Charlene Harvey visited with her son, Kyle (see them in the picture at right. When you talk with the weavers, you come to understand how important this craft…

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Natural Dye Retreat III

By Mary Walker | August 24, 2007

On August 17th and 18th, Rose Dedman and her family instructed a third Weaving in Beauty Natural Dye Retreat in the use of some of the plants available in the Navajo homeland as dye materials. Rose opened her home and several members of her family participated over the course of three days, and there is…

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Navajo Weaving Techniques Class at Weaving in Beauty (In-Person Seven Day Class) - Join a Class Wait List

April 28, 2024

If the class you'd like to take is full, we'd be glad to have you join the waiting list!  If an opening occurs, we'll contact everyone on the list for that event, and the first person who says "yes" will get the seat. 

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Navajo Weaving Boot Camp 2024 - Join a Class Wait List

May 12, 2024

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Navajo Weaving Techniques Class at Weaving in Beauty (In-Person Seven Day Class) - Join a Class Wait List

June 16, 2024

If the class you'd like to take is full, we'd be glad to have you join the waiting list!  If an opening occurs, we'll contact everyone on the list for that event, and the first person who says "yes" will get the seat. 

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Navajo Weaving Boot Camp 2024 - Join a Class Wait List

June 23, 2024

If the class you'd like to take is full, we'd be glad to have you join the waiting list!  If an opening occurs, we'll contact everyone on the list for that event, and the first person who says "yes" will get the seat. 

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Navajo Weaving Boot Camp 2024 - Join a Class Wait List

July 21, 2024

If the class you'd like to take is full, we'd be glad to have you join the waiting list!  If an opening occurs, we'll contact everyone on the list for that event, and the first person who says "yes" will get the seat. 

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Navajo Weaving Techniques Class at Weaving in Beauty (In-Person Seven Day Class) - Join a Class Wait List

August 4, 2024

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Navajo Weaving Boot Camp 2024 - Join a Class Wait List

September 1, 2024

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Navajo Weaving Techniques Class at Weaving in Beauty (In-Person Seven Day Class) - Join a Class Wait List

September 15, 2024

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Navajo Weaving Techniques Class at Weaving in Beauty (In-Person Seven Day Class) - Join a Class Wait List

September 29, 2024

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Navajo Weaving Boot Camp 2024 - Join a Class Wait List

October 13, 2024

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Gallup Socker and Allied Sports League - The Gallup Socker and Allied Sports League: A Fiberholic Chatting Support Group

January 14, 2025 (05:30 p.m.)

Hey, fiber enthusiasts!  Would you like to join some like-minded knitters for two hours of knitting, chatting, and having fun on Tuesday and Thursday evenings?  Of course, you would!  The Gallup Socker and Allied Sports League invites you to tune in via Zoom and work on your favorite project.  It's not a class, but your fellow participants are happy to answer questions, recommend references, and perhaps recommend a class that will help you progress.  No by-laws, no officers, no gossip, and no politics!  They are just a great group of fiber friends.  Join regularly, or check in when you can.  

How to join?  Put the free product in your cart, and check out.  You'll get a "ticket" for the Zoom meetings until the end of 2025.  Such a deal! 

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Gallup Socker and Allied Sports League - The Gallup Socker and Allied Sports League: A Fiberholic Chatting Support Group

January 16, 2025 (05:30 p.m.)

Hey, fiber enthusiasts!  Would you like to join some like-minded knitters for two hours of knitting, chatting, and having fun on Tuesday and Thursday evenings?  Of course, you would!  The Gallup Socker and Allied Sports League invites you to tune in via Zoom and work on your favorite project.  It's not a class, but your fellow participants are happy to answer questions, recommend references, and perhaps recommend a class that will help you progress.  No by-laws, no officers, no gossip, and no politics!  They are just a great group of fiber friends.  Join regularly, or check in when you can.  

How to join?  Put the free product in your cart, and check out.  You'll get a "ticket" for the Zoom meetings until the end of 2025.  Such a deal! 

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Upcoming Continuing Sessions - Continuing Hybrid Navajo Weaving Techniques: Beginning and Intermediate

January 18, 2025 (10:00 a.m.)

Continuing Hybrid Navajo Weaving Techniques helps you develop and advance your Navajo techniques education with Diné instructors Jennie Slick and Gloria Begay.   Beginning and Intermediate students will build on their knowledge to make more perfect joins, plan designs, and learn about the textile market.   

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Jan 18, 25, Feb 1, 15, 22 - Hybrid Beginning Navajo Weaving Techniques

January 18, 2025 (02:00 p.m.)

An introductory class in Navajo weaving techniques.  Class meets for three hours each week for five weeks and covers warping, basic weaving, and joining techniques.  May be repeated.  Instruction provided by two Diné instructors.  

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Upcoming Continuing Sessions - Continuing Hybrid Navajo Weaving Techniques: Beginning and Intermediate

January 25, 2025 (10:00 a.m.)

Continuing Hybrid Navajo Weaving Techniques helps you develop and advance your Navajo techniques education with Diné instructors Jennie Slick and Gloria Begay.   Beginning and Intermediate students will build on their knowledge to make more perfect joins, plan designs, and learn about the textile market.   

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