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Master Navajo Weaver Roy Kady

Offers Weaving Workshop, July 16-18, 2002,

Diné College, Tsaile, Arizona, Navajo Nation

Master Navajo Weaver Roy Kady offers a weaving workshop for beginning to advanced learners from Tuesday, July 16 through Thursday, July 18 at Diné College in Tsaile, Arizona, Navajo Nation.  Pre-registration is advised by calling 928-606-4064, or e-mailing roykady@dinewoven.com.  

On-site registration begins at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday in the Weaving Room on the 3^rd floor of the college’s Hatahli Cultural Center.  Class hours are Tuesday and Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  The $160 tuition includes use of a loom, additional materials are $35, and weaving tools will be available from the instructor.  Visit www.dinewoven.com for more information on Mr. Kady, the workshop format and materials list, and history of Navajo weaving.

Mr. Kady grew up in a sheep-raising and weaving family in Manygoats Springs, near Teec Nos Pos.  At the age of nine, he began receiving weaving teachings from his grandmother. When he was a young adult, his mother passed on her weaving tools and loom to him.  Today, he is a widely respected artist and teacher, maintaining a flock of Navajo-Churro sheep that yields wool for his weavings and other fiber arts.

The Navajo Weaving Workshop takes place right before the Sheep is Life Celebration, produced by Diné bé’iina’, Inc. at Diné College on Friday and Saturday, July 19 and 20, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m

Introduction To Beginning Diné (Navajo) Weaving

Roy Kady, Diné Master Male Weaver, from Goats Springs , AZ.

Tuesday & Wednesday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Thursday 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM,

Diné College, Tsaile, Arizona, Navajo Nation

(5) Max. participates;

$ 160.00 tuition (does not include room/board) + $ 35.00 materials fee (does not include a weaving batten and comb) * there will be some supplies available for purchase, i.e.; handspun/commercial wool, battens, spindles, combs, ending tools and maybe looms.

( A loaner loom will be provided for the duration of the class, a deposit, which is fully refundable of

$ 10.00 is required.)

 Diné weaving is one of the preeminent artistic skills native to the Four Corners area. Participates will learn the very basics of setting up a loom, operating heddle sticks, weaving basic patterns, and the proper method for finishing a small weaving. Also traditional beliefs concerning weaving and sheep herding stories will be shared. The instructor is Master weaver and teacher Roy Kady, whose innovative textile designs and workshops are highly sought-after. He has been weaving since his mother and grandmother taught him at nine years of age.

** For more information you may call Roy @ 928-656-3498 or Email roykady@dinewoven.com., anytime.

" Roy was very patience, effective and prepared to teach us his wonderful gift, I learned so much!"

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Advanced  Diné (Navajo) Weaving

Roy Kady, Diné Master Male Weaver, from Goats Springs , AZ.

Tuesday & Wednesday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Thursday 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM,

Diné College, Tsaile, Arizona, Navajo Nation

(5) Maximum participates;

$160.00 tuition (does not include room/board).

Students must provide all the materials necessary for weaving.

In this workshop, students will need to have prior weaving experience. Students will bring a pre-warped and dressed looms, ready to weave. Diagonals, Twills, Double Weaves and other Specialty designs/techniques will be featured.

The instructor is Master weaver and teacher Roy Kady, whose innovative textile designs and workshops are highly sought-after. He has been weaving since his mother and grandmother taught him at nine years of age.

* there will be some supplies available for purchase, i.e.;. handspun/commercial wool, battens, spindles, combs, ending tools and maybe looms.

** For more information you may call Roy @ 928-656-3498 or Email roykady@dinewoven.com., anytime.

" Navajo weavers are pursuing new directions today by developing their own unique weaving styles. Roy Kady is one such weaver." - Weaving In The Margins, Male Weavers Exhibit 1999

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