Spider Woman Wool Blanket – North Winds Series

Over and under, across and through, the loom's shuttle goes back and forth, weaving a wool tapestry under the skillful fingers of Na'ashjé'íí Asdzáá—Spider Woman—the constant helper and protector of humans in Navajo creation stories. Spider Woman is the one who taught Diné/Navajo women to weave woolen blankets and rugs so their people could survive winter: Spider Woman's teachings founded the incredible Diné/Navajo weaving tradition that is kept spinning today by incredibly talented Diné weavers like the Teller-Pete-Ornelas family. Our Spider Woman Throw Blanket by internationally-renowned Diné weaver Lynda Teller Pete is the first in a series of three blankets designed by intergenerational members of the Teller-Ornelas family, and pays tribute to the teachings of the first weaver and the legacy of the women who followed her. The designs of our Spider Woman Throw Blanket is based on a manta, a wool textile that Navajo women commonly wove and wore as a draped blanket or wrap dress in