Rio Grande Walking Loom
The tradition of Rio Grande weaving has its own type of loom, the walking loom, so called because the weaver stands on the pedals that work the shed. As the weaver operates the loom, he/she looks as if they might be walking. (I think it looks more like sauntering, but we don't call it the Rio Grande Sauntering Loom.) Years ago, I was given an old, quite authentic walking loom from Chimayo, a nearby community here…