Beginners adult course, no experience necessary.

This introductory Beginning Navajo Horse Cinch weaving class will teach each student how to warp a sample horse cinch large enough to complete in the 4 day class session. The students will learn how to warp up a horse cinch, and to count and weave a small diamond twill pattern. Roy will share the history of the horse traditions of his family that were revered for their Horsemanship.

About Roy Kady: I passionately weave and create with natural fibers to center myself in the cosmos of the universe. My ancestors, grandparents and my Shimá (Mother) shared with me stories about how weaving was gifted to us in the creation world by Spider Man, by taking the natural elements of the universe to construct the first loo and then teaching his counterpart Spider Woman about weaving a web of life.

I also raise a special breed of sheep that was also gifted to us in the underworld, they have long dual fibers that is very suitable for the fiber arts that I pursue, whether it be a utilitarian wearable/or an Art decor for the collector, it sings a song of beauty.

My designs are inspired by my natural surroundings; whether it is color/colors for my palate, or stories that I have heard from the past/present. I hand process most of the natural fibers that I create with, and I grow several fibers to include in my Art as well, also I gather plants to vegetal dye my fibers to create one of a kind art pieces. Thus my creations represent my heritage; traditions and the ever evolving Art of Navajo Weaving that is considered one of the last primitive Arts that are still created on an upright loom.