What Would The Weaver Think: Antique Navajo Weaving as Fine Art
Tempe, AZ One day about 100 years ago, a Navajo weaver near Shiprock, New Mexico spent the better part of a year weaving the rug that you see above. It’s woven with Navajo Churro yarn and the quality of the weaving and the design symmetry tell us that the weaver must have been a highly…
Bessie Littleben: Using All The Crayons In The Box
Tempe, AZ One of my Facebook friends posted what you might call a “message picture” yesterday and it said “Life is about using the whole box of crayons”. I immediately thought of Bessie Littleben’s weaving. Bessie’s using the all the crayons in a lot more ways than one, which of course is the point of…
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After considering every possible reason not to do it, we are developing a business plan for a small wool mill to operate in downtown Gallup. We're tired of seeing Navajo-Churro go to the landfill, tired of begging people to scour it, and embarrassed by the carbon footprint created by shipping Navajo-Churro wool across the country and back again for processing.
We have acquired a site here on Coal Avenue, the former Shimá Traders and Pawn, and we are working to make the mill a reality in 2027. That's where you come in. We are kickstarting this effort with a (very) small fiber gathering from September 17-20. We'll offer workshops, demonstrations, tours of the new building, and presentations of our business plan. Why invest money in cryptocurrency when you could be part of a wool mill? We thought you'd see it our way!
Workshops offered include basketry, natural dyeing with cochineal and indigo, knitting techniques, and hand-painted skeins. We hope to add a spinning workshop, so stay tuned for that. See the workshop offerings at mercantile.weavinginbeauty.com/product/shimas-rainbow-fiber-mill-fund-raising-kickstarter-learn-c...
Oh, and there will be a silent auction!
We have gotten permission to have vendors set up in the walkway next to the store on Saturday and Sunday, so if you have fiber-related items to sell or are a permitted food vendor, please message us and we'll talk.
We know it's short notice, but the pieces only recently started coming together. Let's get this project going! We'll add more on the workshops over the next couple of days!
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After 28 years of sending fibers across the country for processing and bringing them back here to sell, we are ready to open our own fiber processing mill.35 CommentsComment on Facebook
Here is our schedule as of right now!
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. Sign up for as many lists as you'd like. It's free, and we really appreciate our students who can join us with less notice. It helps us to be flexible and responsive. May 12, 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. Sign up for as many lists as you'd like. It's free, and we really appreciate our students who can join us with less notice. It helps us to be flexible and responsive. 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. Sign up for as many lists as you'd like. It's free, and we really appreciate our students who can join us with less notice. It helps us to be flexible and responsive. 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. Sign up for as many lists as you'd like. It's free, and we really appreciate our students who can join us with less notice. It helps us to be flexible and responsive. 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. Sign up for as many lists as you'd like. It's free, and we really appreciate our students who can join us with less notice. It helps us to be flexible and responsive. August 4, 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. Sign up for as many lists as you'd like. It's free, and we really appreciate our students who can join us with less notice. It helps us to be flexible and responsive. September 1, 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. Sign up for as many lists as you'd like. It's free, and we really appreciate our students who can join us with less notice. It helps us to be flexible and responsive. September 15, 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. Sign up for as many lists as you'd like. It's free, and we really appreciate our students who can join us with less notice. It helps us to be flexible and responsive. September 29, 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. Sign up for as many lists as you'd like. It's free, and we really appreciate our students who can join us with less notice. It helps us to be flexible and responsive. October 13, 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. Sign up for as many lists as you'd like. It's free, and we really appreciate our students who can join us with less notice. It helps us to be flexible and responsive. February 06, 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! February 11, 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! February 13, 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! May 04, 2025 (09:00 a.m.) Our week-long weaving class is a six-day total immersion into weaving and modern Navajo life in and near the Navajo Nation at our store in the diverse and artistically vibrant Gallup, New Mexico community. May 19, 2025 (09:00 a.m.) Upcoming Classes
Navajo Weaving Techniques Class at Weaving in Beauty (In-Person Seven Day Class) - Join a Class Wait List
Navajo Weaving Boot Camp 2024 - Join a Class Wait List
Navajo Weaving Techniques Class at Weaving in Beauty (In-Person Seven Day Class) - Join a Class Wait List
Navajo Weaving Boot Camp 2024 - Join a Class Wait List
Navajo Weaving Boot Camp 2024 - Join a Class Wait List
Navajo Weaving Techniques Class at Weaving in Beauty (In-Person Seven Day Class) - Join a Class Wait List
Navajo Weaving Boot Camp 2024 - Join a Class Wait List
Navajo Weaving Techniques Class at Weaving in Beauty (In-Person Seven Day Class) - Join a Class Wait List
Navajo Weaving Techniques Class at Weaving in Beauty (In-Person Seven Day Class) - Join a Class Wait List
Navajo Weaving Boot Camp 2024 - Join a Class Wait List
Gallup Socker and Allied Sports League - The Gallup Socker and Allied Sports League: A Fiberholic Chatting Support Group
Gallup Socker and Allied Sports League - The Gallup Socker and Allied Sports League: A Fiberholic Chatting Support Group
Gallup Socker and Allied Sports League - The Gallup Socker and Allied Sports League: A Fiberholic Chatting Support Group
May 4-10, 2025 - Navajo Weaving Techniques Class at Weaving in Beauty (In-Person Seven Day Class)
May 19-22, 2025 - Navajo Weaving Techniques Boot Camp in Steamboat Springs
Navajo Weaving Techniques Boot Camp in Steamboat Springs Essentials