Navajo Weaving Way

by John Running and Noel Bennett

Book Overview

Noel Bennett met traditional Navajo weaver Tiana Bighorse in 1968. In time Tiana took her into her family as a daughter. Together they sheared sheep, collected plants, dyed wool, carded, spun, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1883010306
• ISBN13: 9781883010300
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: Interweave Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Small but good

I have owned this book for years and still check back occasionally. I've been weaving Navajo style rugs for thirty years and Noel Bennett is responsible for a good deal of that success. If it weren't for her two books, this is the second one, I may not have undertaken this life work. Thank you Noel Bennett.

The Navajo Way

Cover to cover, this book was filled with wonderful stories and excellent instructions. Where else could I have learned the wisdom, passed on from generation to genneration. I received an in-depth picture of how to warp and weave a Navajo loom and could never have proceeded without it.

Written with respect

Noel Bennett's book on Navajo Weaving is a gem. It is as much a description of her personal odyssey into the world of traditional Navajo weaving as it is a how-to book. Ms. Bennett learned from Tiana Bighorse not only the techniques of weaving but respect for the culture that created the techniques. In describing the creation of the weaving tools, the collection of dye plants, even the hand spinning of the wool Ms. Bennett shows how the creation of a rug can be a spiritual experience. Her book includes plans for a home-built Navajo loom, covers all the major weaving techniques, and includes a teaching sampler with full instructions. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to gain an insight into Navajo weaving.

Wonderful!

What a life saver! It's difficult to get information on the Texas Gulf Coast about Navajo weaving. As an art major I had no trouble locating weaving classes (fiber arts) but no one seems to be into the Navajo style. This book singlehandedly taught me how to not only make a Navajo loom but also how to weave a rug (that turned out beautifully!). It has very easy to understand instructions that utilize contemporary easy to find materials. It also gives good resources for weaving fibers and/or tools that may not be available in your area. I haven't tried the Navajo spindle yet (to spin my own yarn) but the spindle is on order and I can't wait. Wonderful book!

Navajo Weaving Way

An excellent book. I used it to build a loom and learned much about the Navajo and Native American Spirituality.