August 2009

On a recent visit to Albuquerque, NM, I stopped by Old Towne. In a tiny shop in one of the adjacent courtyards, I met Lesley Miller and checked out her fiber goodies. She co-owns the Fiber Chicks shop, and was happy to show me the lovely skeins of wool, silk and linen. One full wall [...]

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Recently, I went on a day trip to lovely Sante Fe with a relative.
We took the Rail Runner from Albuquerque to Sante Fe, which was celebrating Spanish Day (or the Hispanic Market), a celebration of Hispanic artistry. The plaza was packed with vendors and the streets were clogged with tourists. The train station was a [...]

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According to the Hopi, the Goddess Spider Woman taught their people to spin and weave. She is the goddess who spins the life-giving rain clouds; she made the moon out of cotton. When the people practice the craft of weaving, the Hopi people re-create the Spider Woman’s mission. As they weave in sacred symbols in [...]

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