Working with the Wool: How to Weave a Navajo Rug

by Tiana Bighorse and Noel Bennett

Book Overview

Instruction book of how to weave a natural Navajo rug with wool. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873580842
• ISBN13: 9780873580847
• Release Date: January 1971
• Publisher: Northland Publishing
• Length: 105 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.9" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

What it was supposed to be

I bought this book for my wife and she said she is perfectly happy with it. She wanted a book that would tell her about Navajo Rug weaving and said that this book tells her exactly what she wanted to know.

Weaving on a Navajo loom

This book is a must for anyone who is learning how to weave on a Navajo loom. The language is easy to understand and the illustrations are very helpful.

There is much more to this book than the title

"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 beginning weaving, Then how to design the Navaho way. Then how to adjust for whatever may go wrong. Designing With the Wool: Advanced Techniques in Navajo Weaving

A Wonderful Surprise Find

I learned of this book in the material that came with the used loom I purchased. There was a magazine with an article about this book. I never thought I would be able to find it at all let alone find a copy for myself and my teacher. What a wonderful book for both the information, the history and the tradition of Navajo weaving.