The Weaving News
As a part of the integration of the changes that I’ve made in the site over the last few months, our Weave Got to Talk discussion forum has moved to a new address and now has a link from this page. If you had a membership in the old forum, I’ve created a membership for…
I’m seeing a lot of traffic from people who seem to be looking for information on broadcast schedules for Bennie Klain’s Weaving Worlds documentary on PBS. The best source of information I’ve found is at the PBS site. At this site, you can select the program and see when it will be broadcast on a…
I’ve just finished editing a gallery of pictures from the two classes that Jennie Slick and I did in October. I’m using a package that integrates directly into the web page so that you aren’t directed outside the site, which I hope will make the pictures easier and more fun to navigate through. The gallery…
For the last three years, Liz Munk, Jennie Slick and I have been working on a new instructional book on Navajo weaving. We’ve completed sections on loom building, spinning and warping and drafted sections on weaving. Right now, I’m working on pulling all of this work into book form, which is why I haven’t posted…
One more student finished her rug on Friday evening, bringing our total of finished pieces in our two October sessions to an incredible and record-breaking 10. We have never had more than one student in a class finish during the week, so when we had six people finish in our first one week session, we…
Three of the students in this week’s class have finished their projects they’re on their way home A fourth student is working on finishing her rug as her husband is helping me clean up the classroom and store our equipment until next May, our first class for 2009. Debi Ward was the first finisher in…
Yesterday, our group did a field trip to Canyon de Chelly for the morning tour. It was cold enough that the tour guide offered us blankets and they were welcome during the first part of the trip out to Antelope House. We took many pictures of the Anasazi ruins in the canyon, and we marveled…
Window Rock, AZ Yesterday, our class took the afternoon off to visit Toadlena and Two Grey Hills, about 70 miles northeast of Window Rock. We took one of my favorite routes: north on Indian Route 12, east on New Mexico 134 over Narbona Pass and then north on 491 before making a turn toward Toadlena…
A day long festival of fun and fiber on the grounds of the beautiful Amado Territory Ranch 3001 E. Frontage Road, Amado, Arizona located just 30 minutes south of Tucson at I-19 & Exit #48, Arivaca Road
All spinners and weavers are invited to attend a Spin-off at the Beclabito Chapter House, Beclabito, NM. 10 AM – ? Contact Isabelle George at 403-406-6651.