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You Can't Make a Silk Purse Out of a Sow's Ear

ValleyGirl wrote 3 weeks ago: I’m not sure about that! Oaxaqueno artists are VERY creative. In Teotitlan del Valle and th … more »

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Oaxaca travel, Teotitlan del Valle, backstrap loom, handbags, handwoven purses, Oaxaca purses, saltillo style weaving, Shoulder Bags

Weaving With Feathers!

ValleyGirl wrote 1 month ago: I can’t wait to get back to Oaxaca!  Just a few more weeks until we arrive on June 25.  I wa … more »

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Teotitlan del Valle, Travel & Tourism, Federico Chavez Sosa, Eric Chavez Santiago, Museo Textil de Oaxaca, weaving with feathers, textiles Oaxaca Mexico, Oaxaca textile museum

Letter From Eric, May 31, 20081 comment

ValleyGirl wrote 1 month ago: I have been at the Museo Textil de Oaxaca for only for 2 weeks and I am still trying to understand a … more »

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Teotitlan women, Eric Chavez Santiago, Oaxaca weaving patterns, Museo Textil de Oaxaca, Oaxaca textile museum exhibits, the greca as a universal weaving pattern, Alejandro de Avila, Oaxaca textile museum hours

AHrgggH! Skyrocketing Airfares & August 11-14 Weaving & Natural Dyeing Workshop

ValleyGirl wrote 1 month ago: We just booked a round-trip on Continental through Houston directly to Oaxaca from August 9-18, and … more »

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Oaxaca travel, Teotitlan del Valle, Travel & Tourism, Textiles, Tapestries & Weaving, Workshops, Federico Chavez Sosa, Oaxaca weaving workshop, natural dyeing

Eric's New Job: Museo Textil de Oaxaca

ValleyGirl wrote 1 month ago: We’re really excited! Today Eric Chavez Santiago started a new job — coordinator of edu … more »

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Travel & Tourism, Susanna Harp, Museo Textil de Oaxaca, textile museum Oaxaca, Alfredo Harp Elu, Dr. Maria Isabel Granen, Harp Foundation Mexico, Eric Chavez Santiago coordinator of educational service

Just Added! Oaxaca Weaving & Natural Dyeing Workshop -- July 7-10, 2008

ValleyGirl wrote 1 month ago: We’ve just added a new workshop to the calendar. This will be a 4-day workshop that will comb … more »

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Federico Chavez Sosa, 2008 weaving in Oaxaca, weaving instruction Mexico, learn to weave Teotitlan del Valle

Mexican Rugs: Another Pattern Language

ValleyGirl wrote 2 months ago: There are about 40 rugs piled up in various corners of my house — in the entryway, the living … more »

Tags: Mexico home building, Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Teotitlan del Valle, green building design and natural materials, handwoven wool rugs, Interior design, Mexican rug patterns, Natural dyes, Oaxaca r

Fall 2008: Exhibitions, Weaving & Dyeing Workshops

ValleyGirl wrote 2 months ago: It will be a busy time for Eric Chavez and his sister Janet when they return to the U.S. in October … more »

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, weaving, cochineal dyes, nc, natural dyeing, Cloth Fiber Workshop Asheville, Snite Museum of Art Day of the Dead, University of Notre Dame Mexico exhibitions, Chatham Arts Council programs

Glorious Color: Dyeing Workshop -- Using Natural Materials

ValleyGirl wrote 2 months ago: One and Two-Day Workshops in Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico If you are a weaver, a knitter, int … more »

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Teotitlan del Valle, chemistry of natural dyes, cochineal, dye recipes, dye wool yarn, Indigo, learn to dye, México

Youth Arts Festival: Greenville, NC -- Exhibition & Sale of Oaxaca Rugs on April 5, 2008

ValleyGirl wrote 3 months ago: This is the second year that East Carolina University has invited Eric Chavez Santiago to exhibit at … more »

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Chavez Rug Exhibition East Carolina University, Greenville, nc, Youth Arts Festival North Carolina, handwoven pillow covers, cochineal dye pot

Cochineal: A Very Short Story of "RED"

ValleyGirl wrote 3 months ago: Wars have been waged, tributes paid, and civilizations overturned because of cochineal. Cochineal i … more »

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, oaxaca indigenous dress, Natural dyes, cochineal dyes, bug in the rug, Oaxaca rugs, short history of cochineal, cost of cochineal, cochineal parasite

Oaxaca Fiesta in North Carolina--April 2

ValleyGirl wrote 3 months ago: When: Wednesday, April 2, 2008, 6-9 p.m. Where: Made By Hand Norma Hawthorne Gallery & Studi … more »

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Made By Hand Norma Hawthorne, North Carolina gallery show, Oaxaca gallery exhibition and sale, rug weaving patterns, tapetes for sale, Zapotec rugs for sale

Tapestry Traditions & Textures by Tricia Goldberg

ValleyGirl wrote 3 months ago: Tricia Goldberg first met Federico Chavez, his son Eric and daughter Janet, in April 2007, when they … more »

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Cultural Commentary, Teotitlan del Valle, Teotitlan women, oaxaca indigenous dress, American Tapestry Alliance, Calfiornia Museum of Quilts and Textiles, Federico Chavez family weavers, parade of the baskets

Notes From An Artist's Journal by Andrea Donnelly

ValleyGirl wrote 4 months ago: I am writing this entry from Teotitlan del Valle in Oaxaca, Mexico. I’ve been here since July … more »

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Oaxaca travel, Cultural Commentary, Eric Chavez Santiago, Weavers and artists, Learning to weave, natural dyeing techniques, North Carolina State University textiles program, Federico Chavez Santiago

Self-Guided Map to Naturally Dyed Rugs2 comments

ValleyGirl wrote 5 months ago: We’re developing a detailed street map of Teotitlan del Valle that identifies the names and lo … more »

Tags: Teotitlan del Valle, Map of Teotitlan del Valle, map to natural dyes, Map to weavers

Mexican Rug Weaving Patterns2 comments

ValleyGirl wrote 5 months ago: Walk down Avenida Benito Juarez, the main road of Teotitlan del Valle, or stroll through the central … more »

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Oaxaca travel, Cultural Commentary, Teotitlan del Valle, Grecas, Mexican rug designs, Mexican rug weaving patterns, pre-Columbian snail

Editing My Collection: Oaxaca Folk Art & Textiles Sale

ValleyGirl wrote 5 months ago: From time to time, I edit my collection and offer a small number of rugs, hand woven shawls, blouses … more »

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Oaxaca travel, Animalitos, Teotitlan del Valle, Alebrijes, Oaxaca Folk Art sale, backstrap loom weaving, hand woven blouses and shawls

Rug Costs in Teotitlan

ValleyGirl wrote 5 months ago: How much does a rug cost in Teotitlan?  There is no standard answer because cost depends on many va … more »

Tags: Oaxaca Mexico art and culture, Cultural Commentary, Teotitlan del Valle, Natural dyes, weaving, Rug costs in Teotitlan, Teotitlan rug quality, bargaining and discounts, rug designs and patterns

Learn to Weave in Oaxaca

ValleyGirl wrote 5 months ago: Are there courses to learn weaving in Oaxaca? I don’t know. There was a fantastic exhibition … more »

Tags: Oaxaca travel, Teotitlan del Valle, Textiles, Tapestries & Weaving, Oaxaca weaving courses, Oaxaca weaving instruction, Oaxaca natural dyes, Oaxaca study weaving


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