Coast salish weaving

Coast Salish wool weaving is the traditional style of the Pacific Northwest Indigenous Peoples, extending from Bute Inlet in British Columbia to the Columbia River in Oregon. Woven regalia and other traditional items are still highly sought after for ceremonies and celebrations. Skilled Salish textile weavers are held in high esteem as culture bearers for... Read More

The history of wool weaving in Coast Salish territories is a testament to the resilience of indigenous cultures in the face of colonization and cultural disruption. It is a story of adaptation, preservation, and renewal.

Danielle Morsette is twenty-seven years old. She has been practicing weaving for over ten years. She was born in Montana, from a father of the Stó: lō nation and a mother of the Suquamish tribe, and she then grew up in British Columbia, Canada. She currently lives in Vancouver with…

Following on from the post about the Salish mausoleum, here is a companion painting by Edward Mallott Richardson from the same year, depicting the interior of a house. It’s a curious paintin…

Here we are at week 10 and the term is coming to a steady close… but, of course, there is more weaving to be done. This week, annie (our professor) showed us the way in which we warp-up our l…

Weaving with spun yarns was a defining characteristic of pre-Contact Coast Salish civilization in the Salish Sea (the marine waterways of what are now Washington and British Columbia), together with

An exhibit of Coast Salish Weaving opened last week at our local museum. The exhibit is small but quite lovely. It traces the history of Coast Salish weaving from traditional blankets to contemporary weavings. Photos were allowed (with no flash) so I snapped some photos of the exhibit and they are posted here for you to enjoy. If you live in the Western Washington area, the exhibit will continue through Nov. 9, 2008 at the White River Museum in Auburn. I also finished another little lap rug…