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HOW NAVAJO INDIAN RUGS ARE MADE
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HOW NAVAJO RUGS ARE MADE
This scene represents the making of a Navajo
rug.
In summer, the weaving is done outdoors
under the shade of a tree. After the wool has
been sheared from the sheep. sorted and washed,
it is carded, to make the fibers lie in one direc-
tion. It is then worked into a cord and wound
upon a distaff.
This operation is repeated many
times until the cord has been twisted to the de
ż sired fineness and hardness. That which is to be
red is then dyed. The last step is the weaving.
The manner of weaving and the loom with an un-
finished blanket, or rug, are shown here. These
fabrics, of all wool, and entirely hand made are
becoming greatly appreciated for their wearing
qualities no less than their striking beauty.
COPYRIGHTED BY J. R. WILLIS, GALLUP, N. M.
ORTONE”, MADE ONLY BY CURT TEICH & Co., INC., CHICAGO, U. S. A.
