Crownpoint, December 2010

Crownpoint, NM This month’s Crownpoint Rug Auction was well attended by buyers and weavers.  While not all of the rugs were sold, an estimated 75% of them did.  The Spider Rock Girls had a booth in the crowded hallway outside the auction and reported that they sold everything that they brought, but most went for…

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An Alice Van Winkle Thompson Weaving on The Loom

Tempe, AZ Alice Van Winkle Thompson and her daughter-in-law Glenda are approaching completion of the Ganado Red rug in the picture above.  It is woven with Brown Sheep yarn that’s been re-spun so that it’s more tightly twisted for better design definition.  Alice and Glenda have chosen colors that are just a little different from…

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