The Navajo hold a giant place in the annals of Native American arts, and deservedly so. Around the time that Columbus discovered America, the Navajo were settling in what would become the southwestern ...

Today, Navajo rugs made the traditional way with hand-spun wool are valued more than quickly made imitations because they have a smoother texture and are heavier because of the residual lanolin in ...

The patterns found in traditional Navajo rugs are usually quite simple, but a few steps away Joe pulls out a rug that's noticeably more complex.

In the past 200 years Navajo weaving has gone from the shoulders to the floor and now to a place of distinction on the gallery wall. One of a new generation of Native American weavers, Brenda Spenc… ...

Kilgore American Indian Art Gallery will host traditional Navajo weaving demonstrations by Sarah Begay from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 8 and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 9, during the “Old Fashioned ...

Navajo weavers today are carrying on a 300-year-old tradition of weaving blankets and rugs. Their unique upright loom uses a traditional weaving technique that cannot be mechanized.

LAKE WALES - Jennie Slick can teach many aspects of traditional Navajo weaving, like preparing wool or handling the tricky edges of rugs. But with each project taking an average of 2-3 weeks to ...