Weavers sew lines in Navajo Rugs
Have you ever looked at a larger old Navajo rug and wondered, what are those white dots going across the weaving from side to side? Some may think it is a damaged area or weaver mistake and remove them. These are weavers sew lines. As far as i know along with "Lazy Lines" (to be discussed at a later time) were very important. Say a weaver lived in a hogan and was able to fit maybe an eight foot wide loom into her hogan but was not able to fit one that was maybe ten foot hi