Navajo Weaving

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Navajo Weaving

• By Charlene Johnson
• LT130

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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

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The Navajo Loom
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Facts About Weaving Navajo Rugs

• How the Weavers Learn Their Craft
• Yarn
• Setting Up the Loom
• Labor and Time
• Fewer Weavers Every Year

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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

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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

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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

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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