Working with the wool; how to weave a Navajo rug

by Noe l Bennett

Other authorsTiana Bighorse (Joint Author.)
Paperback, 1971

Status

Available

Call number

746.7/2

Collection

Your library

Publication

Flagstaff [Ariz.] Northland Press [1971]

Description

A step-by-step manual that illustrates techniques for constructing looms and other weaving tools and making Navajo rug designs.

User reviews

LibraryThing member FresnoWeaverSpinner
"Navaho Weaving is an organic craft. The tools are basic, the process rhythmic, and the whole weaver-loom relationship a very natural one."

This book has systematic instructions on what materials are needed to build a loom from scratch, Then instructions on how to set it up, Then instructions on
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 beginning weaving, Then how to design the Navaho way. Then how to adjust for whatever may go wrong.
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Subjects

Hand weaving
Navajo rugs
Navajo textile fabrics

Language

English

Pages

xiii; 105

Physical description

xiii, 105 p.; 25 cm

ISBN

0873580842 / 9780873580847

Barcode

2352

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