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Navajo and Hopi Weaving Techniques
"Provides clear, step-by-step instructions, along with illustrations, for weaving Navajo rugs and Hopi ceremonial sashes in exactly the same way as the craftsmen of these two neighboring tribes have woven them for generations"--
158 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 1977
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December 24, 2022
This is not a coffee table book
This is a technical how-to from concept to practice.
From the front flap:
Navajo and Hopi Weaving Techniques provide clear, step-by-step instructions, along with illustrations, for weaving Navajo rugs and Hopi ceremonial sashes in exactly the same way as the craftsmen of these two neighboring tribes have woven them for generations.
Most of the photos and illustrations are monochrome. There is a small color (eight pages) section. This section separated the two books. This book is clear enough that you need little other information to get off the ground. For people familiar with other weaving and spinning methods this will just be an adjustment.
The first book or half is the Navaho weaving which includes related skills. It is introduced by Howard Gorman who is a member of the Navajo Tribal Council. The second book or half is Hopi weaving with an introduction by White Bear Fredericks who is a member of the Coyote Clan of the Hopi Nation.
If you are just interested in the subject, then no better book could adorn your library. You can put this information in perspective with “Women’s Work: The First 20,000 Years - Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times “by Elizabeth Wayland Baeber
This is a technical how-to from concept to practice.
From the front flap:
Navajo and Hopi Weaving Techniques provide clear, step-by-step instructions, along with illustrations, for weaving Navajo rugs and Hopi ceremonial sashes in exactly the same way as the craftsmen of these two neighboring tribes have woven them for generations.
Most of the photos and illustrations are monochrome. There is a small color (eight pages) section. This section separated the two books. This book is clear enough that you need little other information to get off the ground. For people familiar with other weaving and spinning methods this will just be an adjustment.
The first book or half is the Navaho weaving which includes related skills. It is introduced by Howard Gorman who is a member of the Navajo Tribal Council. The second book or half is Hopi weaving with an introduction by White Bear Fredericks who is a member of the Coyote Clan of the Hopi Nation.
If you are just interested in the subject, then no better book could adorn your library. You can put this information in perspective with “Women’s Work: The First 20,000 Years - Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times “by Elizabeth Wayland Baeber
November 6, 2019
Needs to be updated with more color images. This is NOT an art book.
January 9, 2008
For the beginning Navajo weaver, this is a MUST HAVE. The illustrations and explanations are in depth. Coupled with Noel Bennet's work, it guided me through many difficult questions.
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