Crownpoint Rug Auction, End of Class, Traders Gathering and Welcome Back to Bill Malone

Window Rock, AZ We concluded our October class with a trip to the Crownpoint Rug Auction, about 70 miles east of here.  The auction is held each month at the Crownpoint Elementary School and is in it’s 41st year.  Last night, approximately 120 bidders vied for about 170 rugs.  There were some no sales, and…

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Jennie Slick, Mark Winter Featured in New York Times Travel Article

The travel section of today’s New York Times has an article by Keith Mulvihill which features travel on the Navajo Nation and focuses on weaving, the Crownpoint Rug Auction and interviews with master weaver and Weaving in Beauty instructor Jennie Slick and the Toadlena Trading Post’s Mark Winter.  Keith even tried his hand at  weaving,…

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Crownpoint Rug Weavers Association Announces 2009 Auction Dates

The Crownpoint Rug Weavers Association has released their auction schedule for 2009.  The auction is held on the second Friday of each month at the Crownpoint Elementary School in Crownpoint, NM.  You can get further details on the auction at www.crownpointrugauction.com.   A typical month’s auction features 200+ rugs in all sizes and styles.  The auction…

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