Warping a Navajo Loom with Lynda Teller-Pete
April 19th
10:30am-5:00pm
Members: $320
Non-Members: $370
Class Minimum: 5 participants
Class Maximum: 8 participants
Ages 18+
Beginner-intermediate
Learn to warp a Navajo loom with Lynda Teller-Pete!
Students will be learning to warp a Pete made loom, warps can be attached in class onto looms made by the Petes only. Looms made by the Petes will be provided during the class, and available for purchase for $180 or can be brought in if previously purchased from the Pete's.
The Navajo Warp you will be making will be 8.5" wide by 10.5 " long.
Warps can also be attached to other outside looms, but not during this class. If you have an outside loom, students will be prepared to take their warp home and attach to their looms themselves.
*Loom adjustments on outside looms can be time consuming and take away from overall instruction time - warps will not be attached to outside looms during class time.
Materials provided by instructor during class, for class use:
Loom, hardware, tabletop attachment, two clamps, Three custom made metal loops, adjusted for size of warp, Warping dowels, heddle/shed dowels, two tension dowels, Metal rod, two turnbuckles, cable ties, Re-spun warp, re-spun and plied selvages, heddle string, A tool bag of scissors, needles, fabric tape, pencils, eraser, sharpener, graph paper, colored pencils.
All of the above require purchasing if you would like to keep after the course. These items will be made available for purchase directly from Lynda Teller-Pete after the class: (Office supplies, turnbuckles, cable ties, markers, etc.) and labor of preparation (cutting and sanding dowels, cutting the metal rod, warping kit of two dowels and 4 sets of hardware, making the looms and attachments) and re-spinning the warp and selvage cords. Fabric shavers will be available for use during class.
About Lynda Pete: Diné tapestry weaver Lynda Teller Pete was born into the Tábąąhá (Water Edge Clan) and born for the Tó’aheedlíinii (Two Waters Flow Together Clan). Her maternal grandfather is Born for Red Bottom People, Tł’ááshchí’í and her paternal grandfather if of the One-Walks-Around Clan, Honágháahnii. Originally from the Two Grey Hills, Newcomb, NM areas of the Navajo Nation. She lives in Denver with her husband Belvin Pete.
Weaving is a legacy in the Teller family. For over seven generations, her family has produced award-winning rugs in the traditional Two Grey Hills regional style. Along with her weaving, Lynda is collaborating with fiber art centers, museums, universities, fiber guilds and other art venues to educate the public about Navajo history and the preservation of Navajo weaving traditions.
Lynda and her sister Barbara wrote Spider Woman’s Children, Navajo Weavers Today in 2018. This book is the first book written about Navajo weavers by Navajo weavers since the time of Spanish and colonial contacts. Lynda has a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice in Public Programs from Arizona State University. Lynda and Barbara’s second book “How To Weave a Navajo Rug and Other Lessons from Spider Woman” is published by Thrums Books/Schiffer Publishing. Lynda was prestigiously awarded the 2023 Museum of Indian Art and Culture’s Living Legacy along with her sister Barbara for their dedication to work in keeping their weaving traditions alive and strong. She is also a 2022-2023 Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellow, awarded to preserve her immersion of the Diné language with her teaching of Diné weaving to her tribal members.
Lynda and Barbara have two museum exhibitions that have opened in 2023, “Shaped by the Loom” at the Bard Graduate Center in New York and in her role as the Chair of the Advisory Committee for the “Horizon’s Weaving Between the Lines” at the Museum of Indian Arts in Culture in Santa Fe, NM. The sisters have made it their mission after 25 years of teaching to focus on Diné that have lost their linkages to their weaving history and are proud of their efforts that many have made reconnections.
Education and sharing of indigenous weaving traditions leads to cultural survival and recognized resiliency. Lynda and Barbara seek to create an increased awareness and a systemic change in many current attitudes to the public at large by giving them a glimpse into their Diné weaving world.
From the age of six, when Lynda was officially introduced to weaving, instilled the belief that beauty and harmony should be woven into every rug. Lynda is an artist, teacher, educator, writer, activist, collaborator and a cultural bearer and brings these skills to every endeavor. She works hard to bring an understanding and appreciation from an underrepresented and underserved indigenous textile population. Today, Lynda Teller Pete continues to carry this weaving tradition.
Guest instructor cancellation policy:
All Class cancellations are charged a $15 processing fee in addition to the following policy: Students will receive no refund if cancelling up to 14 days prior to the class start date. Students will receive an 50% refund if cancelling 14-21 days before the class. 22 days or more before the class students will receive a full refund.
Class COVID-19 policy: There are no COVID-19 restrictions for this class. Please do not come to class if you are feeling sick, and it is always advised to wear a mask if you are comfortable doing so.