Rug of the Day: Happy Easter with the Window Rock Wave
Tempe, AZ We’re going back into the picture library nearly six years today to look at a student weaving that just made me think of Easter when I was picking out the picture for today. Above, you see a piece by student Jean Walbridge as she was weaving it. She had arrived in class with…
Rug of the Day: A Burntwater in Progress
Tempe, AZ Earlier today, Jennie Slick and I had a nice talk and I happened to run across a picture of a rug in progress on her loom. The rug pattern is Jennie’s favorite, a Burntwater. Burntwater is an area near Jennie’s home and it’s her father’s birthplace. Burntwater got it’s distinctive name after…
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Weaving in Beauty is dedicated to expanding the appreciation and knowledge of the textiles of the Na
If you want to learn to weave or brush up on your skills, consider taking one of our classes. Our student, Lauren Foghorn, started weaving about three years ago and is showing off her latest project! We're just about to schedule our next beginner class, so look for an update in the next few days.
If you know the basics but want to move forward, try our Hybrid Continuing Class. It meets every S
Here is our schedule as of right now!
Upcoming Classes
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Navajo Weaving Techniques Class at Weaving in Beauty (In-Person Seven Day Class) - Join a Class Wait List
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.
Navajo Weaving Boot Camp 2024 - Join a Class Wait List
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.
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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
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.
Navajo Weaving Techniques Class at Weaving in Beauty (In-Person Seven Day Class) - Join a Class Wait List
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.
Navajo Weaving Boot Camp 2024 - Join a Class Wait List
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.
Gallup Socker and Allied Sports League - The Gallup Socker and Allied Sports League: A Fiberholic Chatting Support Group
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!
Gallup Socker and Allied Sports League - The Gallup Socker and Allied Sports League: A Fiberholic Chatting Support Group
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!
Gallup Socker and Allied Sports League - The Gallup Socker and Allied Sports League: A Fiberholic Chatting Support Group
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 4-10, 2025 - Navajo Weaving Techniques Class at Weaving in Beauty (In-Person Seven Day Class)
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 19-22, 2025 - Navajo Weaving Techniques Boot Camp in Steamboat Springs
May 19, 2025 (09:00 a.m.)
Navajo Weaving Techniques Boot Camp in Steamboat Springs Essentials
- Tuition for the class is $675 and includes the use of a loom and tools for the course duration.
- You may also bring your loom subject to space limitations.
- You will warp the loom on the first day of class.
- We will supply the yarns and other equipment that you'll need, and you'll get a digital copy of our textbook.
- That's right. You can try this for four days and only invest your tuition.
- We'll let you buy all the equipment you want, but you don't have to.
- We can't guarantee that you'll love weaving the Navajo way, but we can guarantee that you'll gain new insights into Navajo textiles.