Weaving
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Commerce and Industry Department: Museum Exhibits and Displays
Unprocessed
Identifier: HP.1982.82-MNM.1982.085
Dates:
1940 - 1942
Mountain and Valley Wool Association records
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0526
Abstract
The records of the Mountain and Valley Wool Association document the activies of a northern New Mexico and southern Colorado based wool industry social organization. The association was incorporated as a membership organization in April of 1983 and is still active today. The organization's objective is to create and advertise woolen goods. The association holds an annual Wool Festival in Taos, New Mexico. The first festival was held in September of 1984 and is located at Kit Carson Park in...
Dates:
1980 - 2015
Weaving for Justice records
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0565
Abstract
Founded in 2003 by Jean Bergs, Sophia’s Circle, later to be named Weaving for Justice is an all-volunteer organization based in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The organization works with Maya women’s weaving collectives in Chiapas, Mexico with the goal to allow the members to continue living on their ancestral lands and avoid being forced to migrate. Sophia’s Circle’s initial goal was to create and support women’s art and cultural organizations on the U.S.- Mexico border. In 2023, the organization had...
Dates:
1988 - 2022