Navajo and Hopi Weaving Techniques Mary Pendleton, a long-time skilled weaver who relocated to Arizona in 1958, explains both techniques in an easily understandable, step-by-step process with abundant close-up photos to illustrate the lessons.… Read more...
Navajo Rugs
Navajo Symbols
What do Native American symbols mean? Clouds, stars, arrows, bears, eagles, snakes.
Navajo Rug Weaving Styles
A guide to traditional, regional and non-regional Navajo Rug Styles.… Read more...
Craft Galleries South America
Weaving in the Andes
A woven journey to Peru.
Olga Fisch Folklore
Olga Fisch, a Hungarian artist, recognized the vast potential of the folk artisans of Ecuador.… Read more...
Handeye Magazine
What is color all about? This new magazine explores the depths of color and meaning in textiles around the world.
A small sampling of the latest issue:
The Black of Ghana – West African funeral Couture
“A woman with a bowl of lalle, henna, covered Eurama’s head in a thick past, dyeing her hair a deep black, a vanity now meant to signal the depth of mourning.… Read more...
Handiscola Project
Handiscola Project was a compilation of traditional Finnish handicrafts.
Karelian Crafts
Karelian Basketry
Birchbark basket weaving.
Leno Lace Pickup
A special type of lace pickup weave technique.
Ancient Land of Karelians
One of the traditional crafts of Karelia was splinter or birchbark weaving.… Read more...