A mother and daughter from the Ganado area are taking Navajo weaving patterns from vertical looms into a new rug line set to ...

Mark your calendar: November 11 and December 9. Those are the next two dates for Navajo rug auctions at Crownpoint, a dusty village of about 2,000 in northwestern New Mexico. The event, sponsored by ...

When a woman wants to retire from a long and distinguished career so she can enjoy being a grandma, that usually doesn’t qualify as big news. But when that woman is Ruby Hubbard, master weaver at ...

From shearing the sheep to spinning the wool to weaving the pattern, Navajo weaver Lola Cody spent almost two years making the rug that won Best of Show at this year’s Santa Fe Indian Market. She said ...

Today's topic is Native American rugs, but there is a pressing question to be answered first: What is the difference between a rug and a carpet? Anyone? Anyone? I use them interchangeably, but they ...

Hank Blair looks for many things when choosing Navajo rugs for the next auction. The experienced trader and auctioneer considers age, patterns and authenticity, banking on his wealth of knowledge that ...

In a sunlit room on the Navajo Nation, the rhythmic clack of wooden shuttles carries a story centuries old. An elder weaver's hands move with calm precision, guiding strands of dyed wool into patterns ...

Dear Helaine and Joe: While stationed in Phoenix in the mid-1980s, I bought this rug for $500 from an officer whose mother wove Navajo rugs. The textile was made using natural yarns, which were ...

An 800-foot pillar of red sandstone looms at the east end of Arizona’s Canyon de Chelly in the heart of the Navajo Nation. It is called Spider Rock, for Spider Woman, who taught the Navajo to weave, ...

WILLIAMSBURG — For generations, Navajo women crafted colorful, boldly designed blankets and rugs on hand looms, drawing inspiration from everyday objects and the changing world around them. Six of ...