The Weaving News
Janice’s beautiful Chief Blanket shows the design skills and technical excellence that hallmark the work of every single weaver in this family.
Albert Chase’s Pictorial Masterpiece for Little Singer School Albert Chase stopped by the store recently to pick up some yarns and weaving equipment. He had shown pictures of his magnificent Diné Bikeyah (Navajo homeland) pictorial on Facebook, but you really have to see this piece in person to fully appreciate what Albert has done.
Weaving in Beauty has found a brick and mortar home at 233 W. Coal Ave in Gallup, New Mexico. We are next door to Bill Malone Trading, across the street from City Electric Shoes (and leather shop) and one block south of Richardson’s Trading. We are in the heart of the Gallup Business Improvement District and the Gallup MainStreet Arts and Cultural District.
In August of 2014, the Crownpoint Rug Auction was cancelled as the result of financial mismanagement. The situation jeopardized the auction, a source of income for 100+ Navajo weavers. Crownpoint community leaders, the auctioneers, and concerned buyers formed a new association… Read more about the Crownpoint Rug Auction
A tribute to master Navajo weaver Herman Brown, who died on September 07, 2015. Herman was renowned for his American flag miniature Navajo rugs. Read about Herman.
Most of us think of the rug as the quintessential product of Navajo weaving but pieces like Gerard Begay’s poncho, woven for the just concluded Santa Fe Indian Market, go back to the times when Navajo weaving was woven mainly for use by Navajo people. The rug as a floor-covering is a collaboration between traders…
A Story of Night and Day: the Navajo Shoe Game Pictorial Rug Jane Hyden’s latest Pictorial rug celebrates the very first Navajo Shoe Game or Késhjéé. This first game was played long, long ago. At that time, the night animals and the day animals did not understand the importance of the cycles of the universe…
Here’s a brief Crownpoint Rug Auction update. According to the auction’s Facebook page and web site, an auction will be held on September 12, which would have been the originally scheduled date. I would advise contacting those sources for the latest information and to confirm the date before you travel to the auction. Hagoshíí (so…
Yesterday was one of the saddest days of my life. The venerable Crownpoint Rug Auction was abruptly cancelled amid severe financial problems. Weavers have reported difficulties with returned checks for the last few months and this reached a crisis level in July as check cashing establishments throughout the area are refusing to accept any checks…
Ganado, AZ It just doesn’t get better than a Sunday at a Sheep is Life event for Jennie Slick and me. Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site hosted the event today and there were areas where people could learn about carding and spinning, vegetal dyeing and weaving. Jay Begay, Beverly Allen, Ilene Naegle and Jennie…