A group of fiber producers, artists, and friends is working to establish a mini-mill in downtown Gallup, New Mexico. Shimá’s Rainbow Fiber will process up to 30 pounds of Navajo-churro wool per day. Initially, yarns will be spun specifically for Navajo and Rio Grande weaving techniques.
The mill will be an employee-owned company — one that will eventually encompass Weaving in Beauty — creating local jobs, honoring the wool heritage of the Four Corners, reducing our carbon footprint, and hopefully carrying the work of Weaving in Beauty forward to a new generation.
We are working with the State of New Mexico, the USDA, and other grant and financing sources to bring this vision to life. Now we’re inviting you to be part of the journey.
Join us for a four-day fundraising event featuring:
- Natural dyeing workshops
- Basketry workshops
- Spinning, weaving, knitting & crochet
- Wool classing instruction
- Fiber demonstrations
- Local vendors
Can’t join us in person? Browse and bid in our online silent auction — no travel required, details available soon!
Select a class or demo slot below to add it to your cart and secure your spot. Every participant brings our mill one step closer to reality. Thank you for your support.
Paid and Drop-in Workshops and Demos
| Image | Workshop Title | Details | Instructor/Date/Time/Length | Price | Stock | Buy | hf:att:pa_workshop-title |
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 | Wet Felted Coaster and Friends (No exp. necessary) | Using wool roving, we will design and wet-felt our own drink coasters, beads and other small objects…. Read more | Susie Armstrong 09/17 9:00 AM 3 Hours | $25.00 | In stock | wet-felted-coaster-and-friends-no-exp-necessary | |
 | Coiled Yarn Basket Class (No experience req.) | Use up your yarn stash by coiling around a soft center core to create patterns with color and shape to make a basket…. See more | Nettie Fox 09/17 9:00 AM 6 Hours | $65.00 | 9 in stock | coiled-yarn-basket-class-no-experience-req | |
 | Dye the Rainbow with Indigo, Bugs, and Sticks (No experience req.) | Learn the secrets of the time-honored cochineal, indigo, and rabbitbrush dyes with Mary Walker…See more | Mary Walker 09/17 9:00 AM 6 Hours | $300.00 | 6 in stock | dye-the-rainbow-with-indigo-bugs-and-sticks-no-experience-req | |
 | Twined T-Shirt Basket (No experience req.) | Learn basketry twining techniques using recycled products… | Karen Olson 09/17 2:00 PM 3 Hours | $25.00 | 12 in stock | twined-t-shirt-basket-no-experience-req | |
 | Coiling Pine Needles on a Walnut Slice (No experience req.) | With over 17 years of experience making these wonderful baskets, Nettie Fox will guide you through the technique of coiling pine needles…See more | Nettie Fox 09/18 9:00 AM 6 Hours | $95.00 | 6 in stock | coiling-pine-needles-on-a-walnut-slice-no-experience-req | |
| Twined T-Shirt Basket (No experience req.) | Learn basketry twining techniques using recycled products… | Karen Olson 09/18 9:00 AM 4 Hours | $25.00 | 11 in stock | twined-t-shirt-basket-no-experience-req | |
 | Dye the Rainbow with Indigo, Bugs, and Sticks (No experience req.) | Learn the secrets of the time-honored cochineal, indigo, and rabbitbrush dyes with Mary Walker…See more | Mary Walker 09/18 9:00 AM 6 Hours | $300.00 | 9 in stock | dye-the-rainbow-with-indigo-bugs-and-sticks-no-experience-req | |
| Wet Felted Coaster and Friends (No exp. necessary) | Using wool roving, we will design and wet-felt our own drink coasters, beads and other small objects…. Read more | Susie Armstrong 09/18 2:00 PM 3 Hours | $25.00 | 12 in stock | wet-felted-coaster-and-friends-no-exp-necessary | |
 | Knitting Backwards (Int Level) | Do you hate purling? Do you want to avoid constantly turning your work?….Read more | Mary Walker 09/19 10:00 AM 1 Hour | $5.00 | 1 in stock | knitting-backwards-int-level | |
| Combination Knitting (Adv Beg) | Are you ribbing avoidant? Read more | Mary Walker 09/19 1:00 PM 1 Hour | $5.00 | 6 in stock | combination-knitting-adv-beg | |
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