October weaving highlight was a five-day workshop on Navajo-style rug weaving in the tiny hamlet of Los Ojos, New Mexico.
The site of the workshop was Tierra Wools, a long-established weaving center in this beautiful region of northern New Mexico known generally as Tierra Amarilla, which means yellow earth. There is a retail space, a huge room of looms, and the wool dying area.
Our teachers were Nathaniel Chavez and Lara Manzanares, both multi-generational weavers of the region. The weaving technique is primarily tapestry, which is defined as a hand manipulated design rather than loom manipulated. It was not so foreign to me, since placing botanicals in my weavings is definitely a manual process.
This experience has whetted my appetite for more new weaving adventures! Stay tuned.....
The site of the workshop was Tierra Wools, a long-established weaving center in this beautiful region of northern New Mexico known generally as Tierra Amarilla, which means yellow earth. There is a retail space, a huge room of looms, and the wool dying area.
Our teachers were Nathaniel Chavez and Lara Manzanares, both multi-generational weavers of the region. The weaving technique is primarily tapestry, which is defined as a hand manipulated design rather than loom manipulated. It was not so foreign to me, since placing botanicals in my weavings is definitely a manual process.
This experience has whetted my appetite for more new weaving adventures! Stay tuned.....
