NAVAJO WEAVER CLARA SHERMAN CARDING AND SPINNING

[TheMrpiggyboy]

Hi. I must have watched this vidio 15 times and each time I do it tears me up. Clara is so sweet and instructs us in her strong and easy manner. When I teach I always sugest that my students watch this vidio. She says" just go easy". That pretty much says it all. We miss you Clara

[BlairT79]

nice enjoyed it

[bass1193]

I'd love to purchase the full documentary, but I found your website--through Google believe it or not--and there's no link there. Where can I get it and make sure you get the money?

[nikkirunningbear1]

i am starting to miss my great, great grandmother. she was teaching me how to do things, like weaving, navajo games, and beading. i was six yrs old when she past away. i miss u nana

[graybowe]

Beautiful. I've always wanted to learn spinning and weaving. This has just increased my desire. Thank you.

[navajostyle]

I remember as a child I watched my grandmother do this as I sat on the dirt floor of the hogan. It has always brought me peace to watch and still does through the eyes of Youtube. My culture being preserved through youtube.....Beautiful!!

[CraftyFlorrie]

Incredible video, very informative, helped me to improve my technique. Sometimes I watch it just to feel good. Clara Sherman is one of our true national treasures, and through a video like this one, will always be with us. 

[enquery]

Excellent video. I have always wondered how the Churro was carded. The staple she is working with is much shorter. Is she only spinning the undercoat of the Churro, or is the staple being cut in smaller lengths?

[emily91ify]

I so enjoyed this video! As a new spinner, I thought perhaps I would forgo the Navaho spindle, but after seeing your video, I know I cannot. Loved this. And the joining of the already spun skein to the cop on the spindle is information I can put to good use with all other spindles as well. Adding a Navajo spindle to my long list of spindles I must have! Thank you for sharing your tradition.

[DanielKitchener]

Amazing!

[menilmuche88]

Very nice. Thank you to Clara for sharing this.

[3mercia]

As a docent at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian in Santa Fe, NM, I am currently giving tours of a wonderful show of the Master Weavers of Toadlena/Two Grey Hills. It consists of weavings from 1910 to the present, largely from the collection of Mark Winters, and we are running this video as part of the show. Everyone who comes to see it is amazed and transfixed. Clara was able to come to the opening with her family and really enjoyed seeing it.

[glewis92578]

I have always loved weaving my Navajo rugs. It relaxes me and it makes me focus on Beautiful Things. the beauty in life and the Creation of beauty from my hands and the discipline and Pride I have to carry on this Handmade Art.

Many people dont have patience anymore. I will Honor this Art and keep my traditional Art alive. Everything Begins and Ends in Beauty.

May you all Walk in Beauty Everyday!!

[sheepman1942]

I have known Clara for over 30 years, delivered her a number of times the original 'old-type' Navajo-Churro sheep to her flock near her homesite in the Two Grey Hills, NM area. Unfortunately, this classic shepherdess, artisan weaver I learned over the weekend from Roy Kady, President of the Teec Nos Pos Chapter indicated via email she had passed away at 96. Bless Clara and all her true and devoted work. Hastiin dibe'

[jdfrmr1]

@sheepman1942 -I am interested in some "old-type" Navajo-Churro sheep. Since they do well in the extemes of NM, do you think they would do well in Florida? Do you still have access to the old type?

Thank you

JD

[me2dabest]

AWWWW!!!SHE IS JUST CUTE!!I LIKE THE WAY SHE CAN REALLY TAK ENGLISH N THATS THE 1ST TIME I HERD AN EALDER TALK IT!!!GOOD JOB GRAM'S SHOW THEM WITH N OTHER PEOPLE HOW IT'S DONE!!!SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!

[danjf1]

Glad to see people out there still doing things the old way - truly a lost art in our mass production society. Thank you for posting this excerpt!

[ballsy187]

wow thats my great grandma no joke...

[stalkingcrane]

Excellent! This convinced me I could buy one and also manage to learn to spindle. I have neck issues that prevent me from drop spindling. Clara was very reassuring, as well as such a help to me. No pain issues from using a Navajo supported spindle. I just wish there was more of the video to watch and learn from! Thank you Clara & Wolf CreekTV

[fibrelady]

thank ewe for sharing...wonderful

Fibrenut

[sergeantmajorette]

Brilliant!!! Extremely useful to those of us trying to learn to spin on a Navajo spindle!!!

[ouir1abraham]

Thank you. Beautiful.

[marseilletarot]

What a fascinating woman, and what a lovely bit of living history. Thanks