Intro into Pueblo Weaving with Louie García

Event Description

Pre-registration required!  Call 505-747-3577 or email: education@evfac.org. - $210, materials extra.

Explore a brief history of the Pueblo textile tradition from the ancestral period to the present with expert Pueblo fiber artist Louie García.  Louie will share textiles from his own collection to examine Pueblo weaving styles and designs.  Participants will have the option to use their own hand spun to warp a frame loom to weave a traditional Pueblo hair tie using the warp-faced weaving technique.  By the end of the workshop, students will have two completed projects and have a deeper understanding and appreciation for Pueblo textiles. Don’t miss Intro to Pueblo Spinning in February to create yarns for Pueblo weaving. Louie García is Tiwa and Piro of the southern Pueblos of Socorro del Sur and Ysleta del Sur from the El Paso, Texas area.  He began learning the art of Pueblo weaving from his grandfather as a young boy and teaches with the hope that future generations of Pueblo people will carry on this ancient art. Another of Louie's goals is to share the basic techniques with a larger audience in an effort to inform, promote, and create appreciation for this ancient art. He uses a variety of materials, including his own home-grown cotton, wool, feathers, and natural plant fibers such as yucca as well as synthetic fibers for traditional Pueblo spinning, weaving, knitting, crochet and embroidery work.

Sunday – Monday, February 19-20; 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM