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February 2019
Beginning Navajo Weaving Techniques (Saturday Mornings Feb 16, 23, Mar 9, 16, 23)
Learn beginning Navajo weaving techniques with Diné instructors Jennie Slick and Gloria Begay. You'll learn plain and stripe weaving and joining techniques. Gloria will show you how she designs on the loom and will help you solve problems as they arise. The five-week class should allow you enough to time to finish your first weaving and warp a second. Store staff members are available to help with questions in between classes. Tuition for the class is $250 including…
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Online Beginning Navajo Weaving Techniques (Saturday Afternoon Feb 16, 23, Mar 9, 16, 23)
Learn beginning Navajo weaving techniques online with Diné instructor Gloria Begay. You'll learn plain and stripe weaving and joining techniques. Gloria will show you how she designs on the loom and will help you solve problems as they arise. The five-week class should allow you enough to time to finish your first weaving and warp a second. Store staff members are available to help with questions in between classes. As an online student, you will be part of…
Find out more »May 2019
Navajo Weaving Techniques Boot Camp in Gallup (May 15-18, 2019)
Our Richardson's Boot Camp is moving to our Gallup store! Class starts on Wednesday, May 16th and lasts for four intense days, ending on Saturday, May 18th. Our class will meet from 9 AM to 9 PM and we will have visits with Gallup traders like Bill Malone and Perry Null. We will also welcome area weavers who are invited to stop by.
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Weaving in Beauty Navajo Weaving Class June 2019
Registration deposit: $250, total class tuition: $700.
Our week-long weaving class is a seven day total immersion into weaving and modern Navajo life in and near the Navajo Nation at our store in the very diverse and interesting community of Gallup, New Mexico. We stay in modern accommodations at the Best Western Plus about a mile from the store and we will help shuttle you back and forth to the hotel as needed. There are six great places to eat within walking distance and we are located in the heart of the downtown arts district. Part of the day you'll learn Navajo weaving techniques and another slice of our time is spent exploring the weaving related attractions in the area. Our days typically start at 8 AM, and we call it quits at 9 PM.
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Weaving in Beauty Navajo Weaving Class July 2019
Pictures from Some of Our Previous Classes May 2010 May 2011 June 2011 A Navajo Weaving Class Like No Other: Where You Will Go Our week-long weaving class is a seven day total immersion into weaving and modern Navajo life in and near the Navajo Nation at our store in the very diverse and interesting community of Gallup, New Mexico. We stay in modern accommodations at the Best Western Plus about a mile from the store and we will…
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