HIGH ON HOOKING

Looking for cool fiber art “stuff” in New Mexico? These folks have you covered.

Note that there are plenty more fiber folks in NM; these are just the folks I’ve come across in some way in my travels and conversations. I hope to keep adding to this list.

Please check websites to make sure all info is current!

 

• Adobe Wool Arts Guild (New Mexico’s only rug hooking guild)
• Albuquerque BioPark Botanic Garden (provides a beautiful location for fiber arts demonstrations all through each month)
• Albuquerque Fiber Arts Council (info and events sponsored by Council and its co-sponsoring guilds, lots of guilds; also has a great monthly newsletter))
• Albuquerque Rail Yards Market (great place to find/vend local produce, food, artwork, and music)
• Audacity by Angelic (very unique handmade bags)
• Crownpoint Navajo Rug Auction (monthly rug auction)
• Donna Loraine Contractor (tapestry weaver extraordinaire)
• El Rancho de las Golondrinas (living history museum dedicated to the history, heritage and culture of 18th and 19th century New Mexico – including Spanish colonial fiber arts)
• Española Valley Fiber Arts Center (supplies, finished goods, classes, etc.)
• Fiber Arts on 4th (Albuquerque’s newest fiber center – classes, supplies, and more!)
• Judith Roderick (love her art quilts!)
• Mama’s Minerals (beads, fossils, rocks, and more!)
• Natachu Ink (Zuni artisans)
• New Mexico Fiber Arts Trails (where to find some of New Mexico’s best fiber arts)
• Ortega’s Weaving Shop (“…nine generations of inventive weaving perfected.”)
• Santa Fe International Folk Art Market (Annual market featuring artisans from all over the world)
• Southwest Women’s Fiber Arts Collective (celebrating, creating, and sharing all kinds of fiber arts in the Silver City area)
• Taos Wools (hand-dyed yarns to weave, hook, or do anything with, classes, gallery)
• Yarn Shop at Knob Hill (Buy yarn and learn how to use it here!)
• Zia Woolz (fabulous hand-dyed yarns from a fellow guild member)