Book: The Centinela Weavers of Chimayo, Unfolding Tradition

Mary Terence McKay and Lisa Trujillo

Centinela Traditional Arts

1999

First Edition

Hardcover, illustrated

86

0-96668862-0-8

Excellent except a few surface scratches on cover jacket. Otherwise like new

If you've come to Santa Fe, you may have taken the short and breathtaking drive up to Chimayó to see the Santuario de Chimayó and eat at El Rancho de Chimayó. You may have even heard of the famous weavings found there. This book is about those weavings. "There have been blanket weavers in the town of Chimayó for generations, spinning, dyeing, and weaving in a tradition dating back to the valley's earliest Spanish settlers." This book "explores how weaving evolved from a winter necessity to a unique art form, eloquently expressing its origins in the villages of Northern New Mexico." The book is illustrated with beautiful examples of the textiles. 

Most copies you find are softcover. This one is the original hardcover.