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1996 San Diego Museum of Man spiral bound paperback. 63 pages. 11" x 8 3/4".

This study guide offers a number of activities including the preparation of wool for weaving and the making of simple forms, It encourages thoughtfulness and critical thinking in special work sheets. In many cases, the material in this guide supplement the materials found in state curriculum materials available for third, fifth, and eighth grade teachers. Contents: Pueblo weaving: Introduction; Navajo Weaving: Introduction; Spider Woman weaves a rug; Questions for critical thinking; Monument Valley; Hispanic village weaving: Introduction; Tewa Song of the Sky Loom; Maps; Wild sheep vs. domestic sheep; carding; Raveling, carding, and recycling; Spinning; Pre-Aniline commercial dyes (cochimeal, lac, madder, brazilwood, indigo); Indigo in the classroom; Onion skin dye; Jumbo weight yarn; Guessing about Germantown colors; Cultural influences on Navajo weaving; Loom and dictionary game; Finish the loom; Warp speed; Can you correctly identify these looms? Woven bags; Woven straps or belts; Woven belts; Indian four-ply braid; Trading posts; The textile market; Reading a bar graph; Watercolor paintings of weavings; Design elements: Stacked triangles and more; Draw a rug; Creating a burntwater design; Two Grey Hills design studios; Classifying woven Native American textiles; If it's rectangular, it must be a rug, Knot; Two Grey Hills Value studies; Pictorial weaving; Suggestions for language arts activities; Bibliography.