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

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…

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…