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New Exchange Processes in the International Market: the Re-making of Maya Artisan Production in Guatemala Museum Anthropology Vol 21, No2, Fall 1997. P 72-82
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New Insights from the Archives: Historicizing the Political Economy of Navajo Weaving and Wool Growing. Textile Society of America Proceedings Description coming soon.
Miscellaneous 
NOVICA, Navajo Knock-offs and the Net: a Critique of Fair Trade Marketing Practices. In: Fair Trade and Social Justice: Global... Description coming soon.
Book Chapter 
Oaxaca Stories in Cloth – A Book about People, Belonging, Identity, and Adornment Oaxaca Stories in Clothincludes more than a hundred sensitive, intimate, full-color portraits of traditional people of the Oaxacan hinterlands who continue to wrap themselves in the clothing that expresses their ancient, living...
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On the Bayou – The Story of Acadian Brown Cotton in Selvedge Magazine Volume 76 http://www.acadianbrowncotton.com/
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Operating a Backstrap Loom with Laverne Waddington The ancient craft of backstrap weaving is still practiced by many indigenous weavers across the world today. The loom, which comprises nothing more than a set of simple sticks, allows weavers to...
Film & Video 
Pasar bien por la tierra: El tejido de vida de una mujer maya-tzotzil de Chiapas, Mexico Spanish translation by Mayra Valtierrez of The Journey of a Tzotzil-Maya Woman: Pass Well Over the Earth. En su historia de vida, Flor de Margarita ("Antonia") relata sus experiencias aprendiendo tejer, enseñando...
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Patience and Power: Women’s Lives in a Moroccan Village Learn about all aspects of the lives of many rural Moroccan women in the 70s and 80s and some still today. See the ways in which they do have power in this...
Book 
Perishable Material Culture in the Northeast Objects made from perishable materials are typically rare and fragmented in the archaeological record of northeastern North America. This volume summarizes recent research and provides ten case histories of investigations and analyses...
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Perspectives on Anthropological Collections from the American Southwest (ed.) Perspectives on Anthropological Collections from the American Southwest, edited by Ann Lane Hedlund. Including: Material Anthropology: Connecting Academic Research and Museum Collections; The Study of 19th Century Southwestern Weaving
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Pine Needle Basketry; an Introduction 56 minute instructional video with Marilyn Romatka. Nothing feels better –– than making something out of nothing! Join us for a lesson in doing just that; from pine needles to useful, hand-crafted...
Film & Video 
Plantation Slave Weavers Remember – An Oral History I am a self-taught weaver. One day while enjoying the contentment of weaving and watching the pattern appear before me, I wondered if a slave woman, obligated to weave, might have ever...
Book 
Poughkeepsie’s South Road: Its Past and Future. The Hudson River Valley Review, Autumn 2010 Description coming soon.
Article 
Recycled Reds: Raveled Insect-Dyed Yarns in Blankets of the American Southwest, in A Red Like No Other: How Cochineal Colored... Description coming soon.
Book Chapter 
Reflections of the Weaver’s World: The Gloria F. Ross Collection of Contemporary Navajo Weaving Description coming soon.
Book 
Rug Money: How a Group of Maya Women Changed Their Lives through Art and Innovation Recognizing the dire need for more income-generating opportunities for Maya women in Guatemala, an accomplished American textile artist volunteered to teach one rug-hooking class. What followed is a surprising and heartening story...
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Samplers You Can Use: A Handweaver’s Guide to Creative Exploration Provides design guidelines for using woven samplers - threading and treadling variations, sett, yarn sizes and types, color, etc. - as the basis for finished functional or fiber-art pieces.
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Searching for Tapestry’s Identity: Gloria F. Ross as Tapestry Editor. Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot 42(1) Description coming soon.
Article 
Secrets of Spinning, Weaving, and Knitting in the Peruvian Highlands In the pages of this book, the young weavers will be your teachers. They chose to share what they have learned with you out of the hope that it will help you...
Book Selvedge Magazine, Latin America edition Issue 89 I wrote an article on the iconography of Chiapas textiles.
Magazine 
Shipibo – Movie of Our Memories My research and writing focus on the production, exchange & display of textiles in contemporary indigenous cultures & European medieval societies. With the Field Museum I worked for several years with Shipibo...
Film & Video 
Silk Fusion Silk Fusion is a unique process that bonds silk fibres into a lustrous kind of "felt" which can be gossamer and transparent or thick and opaque as leather. Eight projects are presented...
Film & Video 
Silk Weavers of Hill Tribe Laos: Textiles, Tradition, and Well-Being What began as a couple's backpacking adventure with their young sons in Southeast Asia transformed into a thriving fair-trade business. Silk Weavers of Hill Tribe Laos takes the reader on a rare...
Book Silk: The Magic of Metamorphosis Measures 18.5" x 18.5" Words and beautiful, colorful drawings describe the life cycle of the silkworm from egg to cocoon, to moth to silkworm again within a circle. The area outside the...
Miscellaneous 
Snapshots Along the Mekong: Handwoven Cloth in Northeast Thailand and Laos. WARP Newsletter, vol.15 no. 1 (Spring 2008) Description coming soon.
Article 
Social responsibility in the global market: Fair trade of cultural products Book was the first to introduce and assess the impacts of a fair trade model for conducting business with artisan-related enterprises.
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Socks: A Spin-Off Special Publication for Spinners and Knitters, ed. Instructions for 20 different handspun, handknitted socks, including hiking socks, knee socks, lace socks, and much more, as well as notes on spinning, choosing equivalent commercial yarns, and techniques. (Note: This book...
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Speaking For or About Others? Evolving Ethnological Perspectives. Museum Anthropology 18(3) Description coming soon.
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Spider Woman’s Children – Navajo Weavers Today Barbara Teller Ornelas and Lynda Teller Pete are fifth-generation weavers who grew up at the fabled Two Grey Hills Trading Post. Their family and clan connections give them rare insight into where...
Book 
Spin to Weave Spinning can add another dimension of creativity to handwoven fabrics. Fiber choices, preparation, yarn finishing and fabric finishing are all discussed. The book is highlighted with projects created from handspun yarns, both...
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Sudden Refugees: They Create Their Own Camps and Plead for Water and Schools; Worldview vol. 16, no.1 (January-March 2003) Description coming soon.
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Swept Under the Rug: A Hidden History of Navajo Weaving Swept utilizes copious information contained in the correspondence and business records of the Lorenzo Hubbell family, Ganado, AZ (~ 1860s-1960s). Lorenzo Hubbell Sr. is considered the czar of Navajo trade and the...
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Tapestry Crochet Includes the basics of tapestry crochet, the history, tapestry crochet design, special graph papers, and instructions for 10 projects. The four rounds and four spiral projects are now sold for $10 as...
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Teaching Through Stories: Jane and Jeremy Learn to Knit Share your knitting skills with the next generation of fiber enthusiasts! This book is for anyone who wants to teach knitting successfully: teach a neighbor's child, your children, your grandchildren, a small...
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Textile Ascendancies: Aesthetics, Production, and Trade in Northern Nigeria The authors of this edited volume examine handwoven and manufactured textiles, aesthetic preferences as well as textile production, and trade in northern Nigeria. Available from University of Michigan Press website - $28.50...
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Textile Fiestas of Mexico – A Traveler’s Guide to Celebrations, Markets, and Smart Shopping This book is an excellent resource guide for select off-the-beaten-path locations and events that offer all the color, joy, and energy of Mexican folklife. Geared to independent-minded travelers, it presents the safest...
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Textile Traditions of Chinchero: A Living Heritage Published in cooperation with the Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco, this book details all aspects of textile traditions of the weavers of Chinchero, Peru, including the role of special textiles in...
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Textile Traditions of the Peruvian Highlands Textile Traditions of the Peruvian Highlands, a video with a plus. Designed as a live Zoom presentation for groups, it includes both a video narrated by Jennifer Moore and the real time...
Film & Video 
Textiles and Politics, Made in America – Yarns from the Heartland Description coming soon.
E-Book or Digital Download 
That they be in the middle, Lord: Women, Weaving, and Cultural Survival in San Pedro Chenalhó In Artisans and Cooperatives: Developing Alternative Trade for the Global Economy, edited by Kimberly Grimes and Lynne Milgram. https://www.christineeber.com https://weaving-for-justice.org
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That We May Serve Beneath Your Hands and Feet: Women Weavers in Highland Chiapas in Crafts in The World Market:... https://www.christineeber.com https://weaving-for-justice.org
Book Chapter 
The Art and Science of Natural Dyes During the last 12 years my work has been focused on a deep-dive research of natural dye processes and applications that are practical and safe for the contemporary dyer. My collaborator, Joy...
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The Art of Tapestry Weaving: A Complete Guide to Mastering the Techniques for Making Images with Yarn An in-depth guide to every aspect of the process, from developing a color palette to selecting yarn, warping the loom, and weaving the image. Weavers can choose from inexpensive tabletop and hand-held...
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The Art of the Dyer in Kutch The rich textile printing and dyeing tradition of Kutch is internationally acclaimed. Dr. Ismail Mohmed Khatri, renowned master artisan, mines the infinite depths of his experience to share the design, techniques, and...
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The Barberini Tapestries: woven monuments of Baroque Rome – Tapestry demonstrations at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Tapestry... Description coming soon.
Article 
The Barbers of Burnham: A New Breed of Navajo Weaver. Persimmon Hill 25(4) Description coming soon.
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The Best of Weaver’s series These books are each a collection of the articles that appeared in Weaver's magazine that cover the topics indicated in the titles. Each book comprises a comprehensive study available nowhere else, including...
Book 
The Complete Book of Drafting The Complete Book of Drafting covers all the basic weave structures and how to draft and design them. Part I covers twills and color-and-weave effects, Part II covers overshot. Part III all...
Book 
The Field Guide to Fleece: 100 Sheep Breeds and How to Use Their Fiber This is a pocket guide to one hundred sheep breeds and their fiber. Profiles include photos of the animals and quick information about their origins and conservation status, as well as summary...
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The First Lady’s furniture factory in Options Unltd., Spring 1999 
The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook: More than 200 Fibers from Animal to Spun Yarn Don't drop this one on your foot. It's 4 pounds of information on fiber animals - everything we could get our hands on (i.e., available at the time to English-speaking fiber folk)....
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The Handicrafts of Gujarat 59 minute documentary video program by Marilyn Romatka. Travel to India in this multi-media presentation. We weavers delight in items crafted by the human hand, and the traditional crafts found in the...
Film & Video 
The Journey of a Tzotzil-Maya Woman of Chiapas. Mexico: Pass Well Over the Earth In her life story Flor de Margarita ("Antonia") relates her experiences learning to weave, teaching her daughters to weave, and organizing women weavers in her community into cooperatives. In one chapter Flor...
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The Politics of Pastoralism: Navajos, Churros, and the Challenges of Sustainability in a Globalizing World. Textile Society of America Proceedings Description coming soon.
Article 
The Practical Spinner’s Guide to Spinning Silk An overview of what silk preparations are available to the handspinner, how to spin and finish yarns made from silk, and how to use them in a variety of projects shown, made...
Book 
The Refining of a Domestic Art: Surayia Rahman An overview of Bengali kantha embroidery and the role of Surayia Rahman and others in this art's revival and transformation. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/tsaconf/886/
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The Speck Book, an 18th Century Weaving Manuscript by Johann Ludwig Speck, volumes one and two In 1994 I self-published a two volume booklet on Johann Ludwig Speck. There were only about 200 copies printed as they were printed by hand on an offset press and collated and...
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The Textiles of Guatemala: A Weaver’s View 54 minute documentary video program by Marilyn Romatka. Enter the land of the wonders that come off the back-strap loom. Guatemala is a country long recognized by the weaving world as one...
Film & Video 
The Weaver’s Companion This compact, sturdy, spiral-bound volume helps weaver's keep track of the details. It's all here: sett and sleying charts, formulas for calculating warp and weft, fiber identification tests, basic weave drafts, finishing...
Book 
The Weaver’s Studio: Doubleweave Doubleweave is the art of weaving two layers of cloth at the same time, one above the other on the loom, creating beautiful cloth that is reversible yet unique on each side.
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THREADS 32 minutes. A visionary leader in Bangladesh frees herself and hundreds of other women and families from poverty and social hardships by creating timeless works of art. Winner of three film festival...
Film & Video 
Threads Around the World – From Arabian Weaving to Batik in Zimbabwe Handmade textiles are personal, no matter where in the world they're created, and these photos and explanations of 25 diverse world cultures' techniques vividly share the details. Take a voyage through the...
Book 
Three Southwestern Textile Traditions, in Converging Streams: Cross-Cultural Exchange in the Native American and Hispanic Art of the Greater Southwest,... Description coming soon.
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Tracing an Irish Widow’s Journey: Immigration and Medical Care in the Mid-Nineteenth Century. Geoforum vol.26, no.3 (1995) Description coming soon.
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Traditional Weavers of Guatemala – Their Stories, Their Lives Twenty artisans share their personal histories, hopes, and dreams along with the products of their hands and looms. Sidebar stories about history and culture also help to put the stories in context,...
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Triangle Frame Loom Weaving Magic for Shawls, Blankets, Jackets & More 90-minute Workshop Video. This video takes the viewer step-by-step through the process of weaving a triangle shawl and adding a second triangle to make a ruana, turning that into a jacket or...
Film & Video 
Un traje en peligro de extinción – A traditional clothing in danger of extinction – Traditional Clothing in Danger of... My experience with the 'Flor Sylvestre' Mazahua, Santa Rosa de Lima, State of Mexico, teaching themselves spinning, dyeing and weaving skills to maintain their traditional traje. https://livingtextilesofmexico.wordpress.com/
Magazine 
Understanding Chronology in Historic Period Navajo Textiles: Red Dye Analysis. SAS Bulletin, Newsletter of the Society for Archaeological Sciences 30(1) Description coming soon.
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Unravelling the Narratives of Nostalgia: Navajo Weavers and Globalization. In Indigenous Women and Work: From Labor to Activism. Carol Williams,... Description coming soon.
Book Chapter 
Up for Grabs: Assessing the Consequences of Appropriations of Navajo Weavers’ Patterns. In: No Deal! Indigenous Arts and the Politics... Description coming soon.
Book Chapter 
Uzbek Ikat: The Personal Saga of an Exceptional Cloth 49 minute documentary video program by Marilyn Romatka. Experience the exotic in your own home town; travel to Central Asia in this multi-media presentation. We have all seen Uzbek Ikat on the...
Film & Video 
Valley Women a Force in Change. Poughkeepsie Jrnl, Nov. 14, 1999. 