“The Navajo weaver often rubs a spider’s web into her hands to bless herself before beginning a weaving. A child also received the blessing of the web so that one day she may grow to be a fine weaver ...

SHIPROCK, NM — Prior to the 19th century, Navajo textiles were both decorative and utilitarian: cotton, dog hair, and later Churro sheep wool introduced by the Spanish were used to weave blankets, ...

SPINNING YARN: Anni Albers weaves at Black Mountain College. The influential instructor and her work at BMC is a focal point of a new exhibition at the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center.

Photo provided Dee Nierman’s mother is shown in the past at the 1864 loom that Nierman uses today. Rag-rug maker Dee Nierman lets it be known right at the top of a conversation that, at 87 years old, ...

Native American basket weaving is one of the oldest and most meaningful art forms in North America, reflecting not only creativity but also cultural heritage and survival skills. More than simple ...

Introduction: textiles, text, and a medium-specific craft -- Pictures made of wool: weaving labor in the workshop -- Toward a modernist theory of weaving: the use of textiles in architectural space -- ...

Pupils at Pleasant Grove Elementary on Thursday get a taste of life in colonial America by making butter, writing with quills and listening to music from the Revolutionary War period. Clockwise from ...

Introduction to the weaving workshops of Thiès and Ndem -- Social relationships and belief in Thiès and Ndem -- Weaving history from archaeology, travelogues and oral tradition -- Explanation of the ...

Although numbers fell in the pandemic year of 2020, in 2019 433 people registered for classes at the center. Last year, the number went up to 249 and so far in 2022, 196 have signed up, more than in ...