Boot Camp Classes in Navajo Weaving Techniques in Gallup

Description

Our Boot Camp Classes in Navajo Weaving Techniques class bring our popular four-day intensive format to Gallup’s Arts and Cultural district!  Class starts on Sunday and lasts four intense days, ending on Wednesday evening.  

Our class will meet from 9 AM to 7 PM, and we will have visits with Gallup traders like Bill Malone and Perry Null. We invite area weavers to stop by.  Plenty of shopping is nearby, so your breaks are guaranteed to be exciting!  Boot camp is geared to weavers of all levels and has a 3/1 teacher/student ratio to get the attention you need to progress.

Instructors: Jennie Slick and Gloria Begay

What you can learn in Boot Camp Classes in Navajo Weaving Techniques

The Basics: 

• Loom warping
• Basic weaving
• Basic joins
• Problem-solving
• Finishing

Advanced topics available: 

• Side selvage cord use
• Designing for weavability
• Computer-based design options
• Combining joins 
• Twill techniques
• Wedge weave
• Raised outline

There are no prerequisites for beginners.  We will tailor more advanced topics to your individual needs.    

Essential Details about Navajo Weaving Techniques Boot Camp in Gallup

Tuition for the class is $450 and includes the use of a loom and tools for the course duration.  You may also bring your loom subject to space limitations. You will warp the loom on the first day of class. 

Accommodations: It is your responsibility to make lodging reservations.  The Best Western Plus (one mile from our store) is the closest hotel to Weaving in Beauty.  The El Rancho Hotel is quite close to our store.  It is historic, fun, and quirky.  It is NOT a Hilton, and if you have issues with accessibility, we suggest another hotel (one of the quirks of the hotel is that the bathrooms are, umm, unconventional).   There are over 2000 hotel rooms in Gallup, so you should be able to find something that works for you! 

Registration, Cancellation, and Refund Policies

A deposit is required to hold a seat in any class. You must pay your tuition in full before your class begins. If you cannot attend the session you have registered for, you may move to another session at no additional cost by paying any difference in tuition if space is available. Registration deposits are non-refundable unless we cancel the class, but you can transfer to another class with open space at no charge.  

If we cancel a class due to low enrollment, you’ll receive a full refund of all the fees you’ve paid, or you can transfer to another session with space.  We will make this determination as soon as possible and inform you immediately should we need to do it.   You can’t anticipate conditions like weather, employment, and medical emergencies, so we highly recommend that you purchase trip insurance to cover the portions of your itinerary that may not be refundable.