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Let’s Get Together: Two Great Events, One Town, Same Day

By Mary Walker | November 1, 2011

You can see why there is no way that I will miss either of these events.   Tempe, AZ  If you take a look at the calendar on the left, you’ll see why my weekend is shaping up to be really, really busy.  Here in the Phoenix area, out of the whole year, there are two…

Betting the Groceries: Innovation in Design

By Mary Walker | October 29, 2011

  Chinle, AZ  Sometimes when I talk to my serious collector friends, we’ll lament that some of the best weavers are not innovators in design, that they don’t “push the envelope” or “think outside the box” or any of a number of cliched terms that say that we want to see something fresh and new…

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Navajo Weaving Techniques Class at Weaving in Beauty (In-Person Seven Day Class) 2025 - Join a Class Wait List

May 04, 2025

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) 2025 - Join a Class Wait List

June 8, 2025

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 2025 - Join a Class Wait List

June 22, 2025

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 2025 - Join a Class Wait List

July 6, 2025

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 2025 - Join a Class Wait List

July 20, 2025

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) 2025 - Join a Class Wait List

August 31, 2025

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 2025 - Join a Class Wait List

September 14, 2025

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) 2025 - Join a Class Wait List

September 28, 2025

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 2025 - Join a Class Wait List

October 12, 2025

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.  

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

June 28, 2026 (01:00 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! 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

June 30, 2026 (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! 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

July 2, 2026 (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! 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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Spiderwoman's Web Redux: Celebrating the Weaving Tradition of the Navajo Nation

August 1, 2026 - August 8, 2026

Participation in this special class is by invitation only. We have offered our six-day signature weaving class and tour for 26 years. This new class offers our advanced students an opportunity to explore the weaving traditions of the Navajo Nation over a more diverse area and in greater depth.

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Shimá's Rainbow Fiber Mill Fund-Raising Kickstarter: Learn, Contribute, and Have a Bunch of Fun

September 17, 2026 - September 20, 2026

A group of fiber producers, artists, and friends is working to establish a mini-mill in downtown Gallup, New Mexico. Shima's Rainbow Fiber will process up to 30 pounds of Navajo-churro wool per day. Initially, yarns will be spun specifically for Navajo and Rio Grande weaving techniques.

The mill will be an employee-owned company — one that will eventually encompass Weaving in Beauty — creating local jobs, honoring the wool heritage of the Four Corners, reducing our carbon footprint, and hopefully carrying the work of Weaving in Beauty forward to a new generation.

We are working with the State of New Mexico, the USDA, and other grant and financing sources to bring this vision to life. Now we're inviting you to be part of the journey.

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