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Title: Navajo Weaving


1
Navajo Weaving
  • By Charlene Johnson
  • LT130

2
History of Navajo Weaving
  • The Legend of Spider Woman
  • How the Navajos Learned Weaving
  • The Spaniards and the Churro Sheep
  • U.S. Government and The Long Walk

3
The Navajo Loom
4
Facts About Weaving Navajo Rugs
  • How the Weavers Learn Their Craft
  • Yarn
  • Setting Up the Loom
  • Labor and Time
  • Fewer Weavers Every Year

5
Care and Display of Navajo Rugs
  • Never Display in Direct Sunlight
  • Never Nail or Hang with Nails
  • Do Not Fold
  • Do Not Wash
  • Use Horizontal Support Across the Top to Hang the
    Rugs
  • Museums Use Velcro Attached to Supports
  • Moth Treatment At Least Once a Year

6
Reputable Rug Dealers
  • Garlands, Sedona. AZ
  • Cameron Trading Post, Cameron, AZ
  • Navajo Arts and Crafts Enterprise, Cameron and
    Window Rock
  • Burnhams Trading Post, Sanders, AZ
  • Hubbell Trading Post, Ganado, AZ

7
American Indian Museums and Rug Exhibits
  • Lowe Art Museum
  • Southwest Museum of the American Indian
  • National Museum of the American Indian
  • (Smithsonian Institution)
  • Museum of New Mexico
  • Heard Museum

8
Weaving Schools
  • Taos Art School
  • Table Mesa Navajo Weaving Workshop
  • Cannon Hill Fiber Farm and Textile Studios
  • Creative Strands Fiber Conference
  • Split Rock Arts Program
  • Weaving In Beauty
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