Posts Tagged ‘R.B. Burnham Trading’
Weaving in Beauty October Class: A Field Trip to R.B. Burnham and Company
Window Rock, AZ After a quiet morning of weaving with instructor Jennie Slick (pictured above), we spent the afternoon at R.B. Burnham and Company Trading Post in Sanders, AZ. Burnham’s has wool that is custom-spun for Navajo weaving and all of our classes really enjoy browsing through the vegetally dyed colors that hang from ceiling…
Read MoreGallup, Toadlena and Class Conclusion
Tempe, AZ Since I’m getting ready to head back to Window Rock for another class, I wanted to get you caught up on the conclusion of our August classes. I’ll start with the week-long class that ran from August 1st through the 8th. On Thursday, we decided to head into Gallup for some shopping and…
Read More2010 Weaving in Beauty Calendar is Ready
The 2010 calendar is ready for your inspection! By collaging the pictures in several of the months, I’ve included many more photographs than I’ve been able to show in previous versions, which is a darn good thing since I was only down to 78 pictures when I got done selecting the ones I wanted. The…
Read MoreWeaving In Beauty Spring Weaving Class Begins
Window Rock, AZ Our spring weaving class and tour is off to a great start. We went to the Crownpoint Rug Auction on the first evening and we spend the next day at the Friends of Hubbell Native American Arts auction in Ganado. We came back to Window Rock with several rugs (including the…
Read MoreNavajo Ladies
I’m getting ready for a dye class today, so I’ll just add a picture of a small (12″ x 18″) piece that I finished last week. I used hand-dyed Burnham’s Trading Post yarn in size 2. The colors are from cochineal, indigo, osage orange and aniline yellow and black. I had a lot of fun…
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